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All the latest information about discoveries from the world of ancient Romans. I encourage you to let me know about any Roman news and to indicate any corrections or inaccuracies. I try to search for material everywhere, but it is natural that not everything will be noticed by me.
The Digital Augustan Rome project is a great source of knowledge and research material on Rome during the Emperor Augustus period. Digital Augustan Rome is a project that is to be a worthy successor to the published Mapping Augustan Rome map collection, which appeared in the Journal of Roman Archeology Series in 2002 year.
Last year, scientists were able to virtually reconstruct a villa in Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Numerous artefacts have been discovered in the town of Spalding in northern England, including the Roman oven of type ‘tannur’.
In western Turkey, near the town of Nailli, traces of a Roman amphitheatre have been discovered. The building was located in the small ancient city of Mastaura. According to local media, archaeological works are to begin soon.
In Brescia (northern Italy), archaeological excavations were carried out prior to the commencement of sewage works under Via Milano. Researchers managed to find three Roman milestones from the late Empire period.
Archaeologists excavating and researching Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli say they have discovered the purpose of the semicircular, dedicated building in Hadrian’s villa. As they say, the emperor could eat breakfast there. This place, however, was not private and was more aimed at emphasizing the position of the emperor.
In western Turkey, in the ancient city of Aizanoi, were discovered coins with the image of, among others, Julius Caesar. The discovery was made in 2019, but only now has the information been released to the public.
A real treasure has been discovered in Hungary – nearly 7,000 coins that date mainly from the 15th-16th centuries. Among the coins, there is also a Roman object.
According to researchers, new Roman tombs were discovered near the Vatican, which is located in the so-called necropolis of Santa Rosa. So far, 250 amazing tombs have been identified, in which representatives of various social strata of Rome were buried. From February 1, 2021, the necropolis was opened to tourists.
