Discoveries and news in Rome

Recent research by archaeologists suggests that the metalworking site in Moray may have served the Caledonians in their fight against the Romans. The place is located near the town of Elgin in northern Scotland.

Aphrodisias, a small ancient Greek city in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), turned out to be hiding some really interesting sights. The 2016 archaeological discovery – the giant Roman basin – is set to be fully brought to light within a year.

In Anavarza in southern Turkey, it is likely that a gladiatorial tomb from Roman times was found. If that were true, it was one of the few discovered tombs of this type from antiquity.

Archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman presence in Whitchurch, in the west of England, in 2016.

The bowl in which the birds bathed turned out to be a 2000-year-old Roman vessel – a mortarium. Such information comes to us from Alcester, England.

Scientists have carried out studies of Roman amphoras, discovered a few years ago on the coast of Latium, in order to understand the composition of ancient wine. As it turns out, local grapes were used for the production of wine, and resin and various spices from different parts of Europe were used to diversify the taste. Sicily or the south of Italy. Moreover, both cultivated and wild grapes were used to produce wine.

In 2016, scientists found evidence stating where the ancient Romans breached the third wall line that once encircled Jerusalem. This site was at the end of the Second Temple, where Migrash HaRussim is now located, residential development in the city centre.

In 2016, a Roman settlement was discovered in central England, near the city of Rugby. The discovery was made during the preparatory work for the construction of a new housing estate.

Remains of a 2,200-year-old Roman fountain have been discovered in northwestern Turkey. The discovery took place in the ancient city of Assos. According to researchers, it was a monumental building that was supplied by cisterns in the city.