Discoveries and news in Rome
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1,800-year-old sarcophagus from Turkey has been placed in museum
A sarcophagus dating back to late Roman times, weighing almost seven tons, was discovered by the Turkish farmer Hatice Sürena in an olive grove near the city of Bursa. The find is over 1800 years…Więcej
1,600-year-old winery found in Jerusalem
In 2016, a 1,600-year-old winery was discovered in Jerusalem. The discovery was made on a construction site on the site of an orphanage, outside the old city walls. It is believed that the winery was…Więcej
Roman road in Leicester
Construction work on the site of the former Leicester bus station in England allowed archaeologists to conduct more detailed research. This had unexpected results. From the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries, the area was heavily…Więcej
Roman villa and treasure discovered in Libya
On the Libyan coast, in the area of the ancient port of Ptolemais, a Roman villa with numerous mosaics and coins was discovered. The ancient villa had an area of about 600 square meters and…Więcej
Etruscan tomb has been found
In 2015, in Umbria, Italy, an Etruscan tomb with sarcophagi inside, dated to the end of the 4th century BCE, was discovered. The discovery was made by a local farmer near the small town of…Więcej
Room over 2,000 years has been discovered in Rome
Workers installing the gas pipeline on Via Alfonso Lamora in the centre of Rome made an interesting discovery in 2015. At first, they thought they had hit a funnel. Only with time, it turn out…Więcej
Pagan basilica in Rome regains its splendor after 2,000 years
In 2015, the Roman basilica was opened to the public in honour of the esoteric deity, which is located 12 meters below the street level. The structure is made of hard volcanic tuff and was…Więcej
Theater mask from early Roman period has been found
In south-eastern Turkey, in the city of Aydin, archaeologists unearthed valuable artefacts from a closed chamber in 2016. The finds date back over 2000 years, that is, from the period of the early Roman conquests.…Więcej
Rome is to get rid of “centurions” from under Colosseum
The authorities of the Italian capital, Rome, want to get rid of disguised legionaries and centurions from under the Colosseum, who generate a lot of profit by taking photos with themselves. One of the “actors”…Więcej
Farmer discovered over 4,100 Roman coins in orchard
In 2015, a Swiss farmer made an unexpected discovery in his orchard – over 4,100 coins that date back to ancient Rome. According to archaeologists, the find is over 1,700 years old. The place of…Więcej
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