Discoveries and news in Rome

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.

Researchers from the University of Lund in Sweden have created a huge digital atlas of the Roman Empire on which a huge amount of data has been plotted. We can find there not only cities, but also roads, temples and villas.

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.

In the Australian museum – Clunes Bottle Museum – there will be antique artifacts that come from the times of Alexander the Great or the Roman Empire. The exhibition is to open next week.

The Roman mosaic was discovered in Lebanon in December 2020. The discovery was made in Baalbek, in the north-east of the country, during work under new sewers.