Discoveries and news in Rome

According to Italian media, Pompeii has at least ten misfires from World War II. Those were probably bombs dropped by Allied planes.

Archaeologists from Warsaw University have analyzed Roman coins found in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. Thanks to their research, they came to the conclusion that the coins do not come from the Roman Empire, as it has been thought so far, but were faked. Such information has been provided by the First News magazine on its website.

Between the Baths of Caracalla and the Aurelian Walls in Rome, the McDonald’s restaurant will be opened. The consent for the construction was expressed by the city authorities with the approval of archaeological supervision.

In Egypt, a group of Egyptian and Polish archaeologists discovered a well-preserved Roman mosaic in the ruins of the house in Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria.

In Kent (south-east of England), archaeologists found the remains of a Roman city. Numerous Roman artefacts have been discovered on the area of 18 acres.

An ancient Roman shipwreck was discovered on the east coast of Cyprus. This is the first well-preserved ship of this type in the history of the island.

In Northamptonshire (central England) a wooden longitudinal object was discovered, which according to scientists was an offering to the deity. The artifact shows a small arm made of one piece of wood.

In the last days, scientists working at the excavations in the remains of Vindolanda (the Roman camp near the wall of Hadrian – in the north of England) found another interesting finds.

The German authorities returned the Roman monument to Italy. We are talking about a sculpture from the second century CE, which depicts a young man.

Researchers discovered the remains of the Roman fortress Isca Dumnorium in the city of Exeter (south-west England).