Discoveries and news in Rome

Team from the University of Leicester discovered a Roman mosaic dating back to the 4th century CE.

Work on the next metro line (C) in Rome brought an interesting discovery in 2016. This time, in the heart of the Eternal City, the ruins of Roman barracks were found, where the praetorians were stationed.

Nearly 2,000-year-old medical utensils, tools and coins were found in Cyprus in 2017.

During the excavations preceding the construction works for the new housing estate in Bottisham (near Cambridge), the remains of a Roman camp were found.

On the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s reign, in 2017, a monument of Roman centurion Sentius Tectonicus was unveiled in the former Roman fort of Segedunum (now Wallsend in England).

In Gloucester (England), excavations are carried out, as a result of which a Roman burial ground was discovered, with numerous burials and fragments of pottery.

Rare Roman coin showing one of the earliest representations of the Colosseum sold for £ 372,000.

In 1991, scientists discovered an unusual skeleton from Roman Britain – in Northamptonshire, central England. The body was buried face down and, as it turns out, the man had his tongue amputated and a flat stone inserted in its place.

Rome enthusiasts have the opportunity to see a very interesting 360° visualization of the center of Rome.

In recent days, archaeologists have informed about an amazing find – a Roman statue without head, arms and legs, which was to show the Roman goddess Diana. On January 18, the head of this statue was discovered in the Italian city of Terracina, in central Italy.