Discoveries and news in Rome

In 1964, in the remnants of the Roman villa in Chichester (south of England), a fragment of the 4 cm long tibia bone was found. In 2017, after testing, it turned out that it belonged to a rabbit.

Antiquipop is an association that was founded in Lyon in 2015 to promote an increasingly elitist classical culture and study its presence in contemporary mass culture.

The Musee du Louvre is one of those European museums that can boast of the finest collections of ancient art. This year, the museum celebrates 30 years since the creation of the famous glass pyramid in its courtyard.

From April 6th to October 27th at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis in Rome – Museum of the Altar of Peace – we can see the exhibition “Claudio Imperatore. Messalina, Agrippina e le ombre di una dinastia” dedicated to the times of the reign of Emperor Claudius.

In the Archaeological Museum in Naples – MANN – is very popular the exhibition devoted to the works of Antonio Canova inspired by the ancient culture. Canova was called the new Fidias by the contemporaries.

Villa Arianna in Stabia was opened again for sightseeing. The place is less known and therefore much more neglected than the huge Pompeii, or closer Herculaneum. Still however it is beautiful.

An etruscan tomb from the 4th century BCE was discovered in Corsica. The discovery took place in Aleria, on the east coast of the island.

The Italian police detained the British woman who removed tile from the Roman mosaic in Pompeii – the so-called tesserae.

Once again in Nimes, the former Nemausus on May 3, 4 and 5, the Great Roman Games will take place. This year, “Les Grands Jeux Romains” will be dedicated to the rulers of the barbarians. The performance “Les Rois Barbares” will show the struggles of Gaius Marius with Cimbri and Teutones.

Domus Transitoria – after almost 70 years – will be available again to tourists since April 11th. The building was founded between 60 and 64 CE in Rome on the initiative of emperor Nero.