Discoveries and news in Rome
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Switzerland returns Etruscan artifacts
In 2016, the Swiss government returned 45 chests containing unique Etruscan artefacts, including two clay sarcophagi, to Italy. According to information from the Swiss press, the items were stored for 15 years in Geneva in the Geneva FreePorts warehouse, managed ... Read more
Rare coin of Nero was discovered in England
A very rare gold coin from the Roman Empire was found in northern England in 2015. The coin (aureus) has an embossed image of Nero, and it is dated to the period 64-65 CE. The place where the coin was ... Read more
Man with metal detector found coins from Roman times
In the small village of Kelshall, located between London and Cambridge, in 2015, a man, while exploring the earth with a metal detector, found a unique specimen: a very well-preserved tomb from Roman times, in which unique artefacts were found ... Read more
Roman camp in Israel was discovered
Near Tel Megiddo, in northern Israel, was discovered in 2015, dating to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Permanent Roman camp of the VI Ferrata legion called Legio. The legion was one of two stationed in the region and participated in the ... Read more
How much water flowed through Roman aqueduct was counted
The aqueducts supplying water to the Eternal City are one of the most famous achievements of the builders of ancient Rome. Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have just solved the mystery of one of them. Based on ... Read more
Well-preserved Roman ship found off shores of Sardinia
In 2015, divers discovered a more than 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sardinia that carried terracotta tiles produced around Rome. The product was probably to be used in the construction of the villa of a Roman aristocrat or ... Read more
Roman port will be rebuilt in Urla
The University of Ankara will rebuild the 2000-year-old Roman port in Urla, one of the oldest buildings in the Aegean region. The port will have boats, catapults, a warehouse and the same instruments as in Roman times. When the project ... Read more
Archaeologists discovered location of Caesar’s battle
During a conference held on December 11, 2015 in Amsterdam, archaeologist Nico Roymans of the Free University of Amsterdam announced that his team had managed to confirm the location of the place where the Roman commander Julius Caesar massacred two ... Read more
Rare gold Roman coin was discovered in Hungary
In southwestern Hungary, in Kaposvár, a rare gold Roman coin (aureus) was discovered showing Emperor Volusianus who co-ruled with his father Trebonianus Gallus for only two years; then they were killed by their own soldiers. The object is dated 251-253 ... Read more
Intact horse skeleton from time of Romans was discovered
In 2015, in Cambridge, southern England, archaeologists discovered the remains of a horse, more than 2,000 years old. The animal’s almost intact skeleton reveals that it was suffering from a broken leg that was already beginning to heal. Scientists speculate ... Read more
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