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All the latest information about discoveries from the world of ancient Romans. I encourage you to let me know about any Roman news and to indicate any corrections or inaccuracies. I try to search for material everywhere, but it is natural that not everything will be noticed by me.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism announced that a kilometer-long tunnel has been discovered in the ancient port of Taposiris Magna, near Alexandria, which may lead to the tomb of Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s last queen.
Underwater discoveries at Lechaeum, the ancient port of Corinth, shed new light on ancient Roman engineering.
Fragments of a Roman necropolis from the 1st century CE were discovered near Santa Maria Novella Station in Florence in 2018. For now, a part of the area at the station itself and a part of the square next to private property in the area has been secured.
In the ancient city of Aizanoi, in western Turkey, a carved man’s head and numerous pieces of Aphrodite’s sculpture have been discovered. The objects are approximately 2,000 years old.
In 2018, archaeologists discovered a network of underground lakes beneath the foundations of the Basilica of Saint John and Paul on Celius Hill in Rome. The church was built in 1100 on the ruins of the enormous Roman Temple of Claudius from the 1st century CE.
Polish scientists from the University of Warsaw have been conducting research in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Ljubuški region since 2015. The result of their work is an excavated fragment of a tombstone with an inscription and the villas of Roman veterans who settled in these lands.
In 2017, a Roman perfumery and a Visigothic burial place were discovered in Spain – the skeleton of a 25-year-old Visigothic woman (from the 3rd-8th century) was discovered.
Fantastic visualization of the Trajan bridge connecting the banks of the Danube. Enthusiasts of antiquity and engineering have the opportunity to see the work of the genius architect Apollodorus from Damascus.
In 2018, 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins were discovered in Gloucestershire (southern England). According to scientists, it is a unique find.
In 2018, an Egyptian archaeological mission led to the discovery of a Hellenistic cemetery in Alexandria and archaeological remains, including a tombstone or a collection of dishes and lamps.
