Discoveries and news in Rome
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Etruscan stele was discovered in Italy
Archaeological work on the site of a former temple at Poggio Colla in Tuscany has brought a discovery. A 1.2-meter stele with an Etruscan inscription was excavated from under the ground. The stone is very…Więcej
Roman ceramics subjected to modern research
Roman ceramics, ranging from 2,000 to 2,400 years old, will undergo modern research. The objects have been in the Capitoline Museum in Rome for over a hundred years. In order to examine the set, neutron…Więcej
Unknown Roman treasures will see light of day
Hidden for decades, one of the world’s oldest collections of Roman statues and sculptures is so dazzling that an eminent archaeologist once disguised himself as a garbage collector just to get a glimpse of it.…Więcej
Ancient Roman Church after renovation
In 2016, after 36 years of restoration, the ancient Church of Santa Maria located in the Forum Romanum was opened to the public. The building dates back to the 1st century CE. According to information…Więcej
Roman painting discovered in London
In 2016, during excavations on 21 Lime Street in London, a fragment of a Roman fresco was discovered that dates back to the 1st century CE. The painting probably adorned the corridor in the house…Więcej
Illegal dump litter Roman catacombs
Italian police are investigating after an underground “lake” of the spilt oil has been found in the Roman catacombs along the Apian Road. The place has been secured by the police. Underground tunnels and caves…Więcej
Roman tavern discovered
The tavern, which was covered in 2016, is located in Lattara (now Lattes), an ancient port in the south of France, which was known to scientists earlier from ancient sources, but only recognized in 1963.…Więcej
1700-year-old inscription from Galilee
In 2016, archaeologists discovered three burial inscriptions, approximately 1,700 years old, in a Roman cemetery in the ancient city of Sepphoris, near Lake Tiberias. The Jewish Press reports that two finds have inscriptions in the…Więcej
“Headless” gladiators have been identified
The latest skeleton research has revealed a lot of new information about fallen men suspected of fighting in the arena as gladiators. DNA analysis showed that the deceased in childhood were in poor health and…Więcej
Matched piece of “Roman puzzle”
A piece of the world’s oldest unsolved puzzle, a 2,200-year-old map of Rome made up of thousands of marble pieces, has finally been fitted. A new map fragment bearing the inscription ending with the phrase…Więcej
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