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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.
In the German city Zülpich, a 4.5-ton sarcophagus, which is 1, 700 years old, was discovered. Inside the stone object was body and numerous objects that were to accompany the deceased in the post-mortem life. Zülpich in Roman times was called Tolbiacum.
In Winterton (northern England) there was an interesting discovery. In the place where construction works were carried out, numerous human remains and artefacts were found.
In England, there were found remains of a huge Roman villa (one of the largest discovered in Britain), which covered an area of 85 to 85 meters. The object was discovered on one of the cultivated fields, but the location is still secret, so as not to attract the robbers.
Archaeologists found a unique Roman bronze bowl for washing in the Netherlands. The object was found in Rijnsburg. These types of items are rare and so far only ten in Europe have been discovered. This basin, however, is unique.
Euphrates in ancient times was considered a border river, dividing the Roman world and the world of Parthian / Sassanids. Presence of Romans east of the Euphrates is poorly known today. The traces of the Romans in these lands will be sought by dr Michał Marciak from the Jagiellonian University.
In Yorkshire (northern England) was found one of the earliest established Roman settlements ever found in this region. As it turns out, this place has been known for a long time, but archaeologists deliberately hid information in order to not allow illegal seekers to disturb the work.
The latest research of scientists has made it possible to get to know the health of the inhabitants of the Roman Empire even better. This time, the researchers carried out an analysis of children’s remains, buried in various Roman cemeteries of Europe – from northern England to southern Spain.
At the Hadrian’s Wall, an interesting find was done – four Roman horseshoes (the so-called soleae ferreae). The discovery took place in the famous Vindoland camp.
At the beginning of our era, in the middle of the market in the ancient Waldgirmes center (near today’s Frankfurt in Germany), there was a monumental bronze sculpture showing Augustus on horseback. It was a confirmation of the Romans’ presence in distant Germanic lands. Scientists suspect that the statue could weigh up to 400 kg.
