Discoveries and news in Rome
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Scientists are analyzing white marble
In 2016, scientists conducted research to determine the origin of white marble, which is used en masse to cover Roman buildings. Roman emperors usually spent their summers in the city of Baje, near Naples. Most of the city’s luxury villas, ... Read more
Roman garum wreck discovered
In 2015, Italian archaeologists discovered a Roman shipwreck that was carrying thousands of jugs full of ancient Romans’ ketchup at that time – garum. Garum was a salty fish sauce with a strong flavour, made from fermented fish. It was ... Read more
ISIS blew up triumphal arch in Palmyra
In 2015, Islamic State fighters blew up a 2,000-year-old monument – the Triumphal Arch in Palmyra. The building was an icon of a once-powerful and wealthy city. Scientists say ISIS is systematically destroying monuments in the city, with the goal ... Read more
Medusa sculpture in Turkey has been unearthed
The sculpture of the head of Medusa was unearthed in 2015 in the south of Turkey, in the ancient town of Antiochia ad Cragum. The city was founded around 170 BCE by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the ruler of Syria of ... Read more
Ramp at Forum Romanum has been reconstructed
Tourists visiting the Eternal City can admire the city from 2015, just like the ancient Romans did; and this is due to the newly rebuilt seven-story ramp leading to the Palatine Hill. Dated to the 1st century CE a ramp ... Read more
Roman mosaic was found in Tuscany
In 2015, Italian archaeologists, while conducting excavations in a small village in Tuscany, partially discovered a Roman mosaic. The discovery is located near the local road in the village of Capraia e Limite. The mosaic shows geometric shapes surrounded by ... Read more
Ancient gladiator ring found in Turkey
In the remains of the ancient city of Anazarbus in southern Turkey, archaeologists have discovered a gladiator’s ring. The find was in the former arena where gladiators clashed with wild beasts. The area of the city of Anazarbus used to ... Read more
New technology has helped investigate Pompeii thermal baths
New technologies in the field of photography and laser scanning allowed to better study the discovery in ancient Pompeii – the Republican Baths – probably the oldest baths found in this city. The research project is jointly carried out by ... Read more
Marble gladiator’s head was found in Bulgaria
In summer of 2015 were carried out excavations in the Roman city of Augusta Traiana (southern Bulgaria), where a marble gladiator’s head was found. Earlier, in August, a team of archaeologists discovered a marble slab from the frieze of an ... Read more
Elevator in Colosseum was reconstructed
After 1500 years, one of the 28 wooden machines that used to transport wild animals to the Colosseum arena was reconstructed. Such elevators have transported tens of thousands of terrified wild animals that have taken part in bloody battles to ... Read more
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