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Villa romana de Las Torres
1 month agoIn the south of Spain, in Estepona, there are the remains of a small Roman resort – Villa romana de Las Torres – located on the coast, right next to the Torre Guadalmansa…
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Quarters of Roman slaves near Pompeii
1 month agoIn August 2023, near Pompeii, in the villa Civita Giuliana, the remains of a slave quarter were discovered. As it turns out, slaves lived in extremely simple conditions,…
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Roman sculpture depicting Herodotus
1 month agoRoman sculpture depicting Herodotus, the Greek historian, called the “father of history”; dating back to the 3rd century CE. The object is a copy of a Greek original…
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Ariadne on Roman fresco
1 month agoRoman fresco showing the abandoned Ariadne weeping and being comforted by Revenge, who points to Theseus’ ship. According to Greek mythology, Ariadne helped Theseus…
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Roman fresco showing Dirke tied to horns of bull
1 month agoRoman fresco showing Dirke tied to the horns of a bull. According to mythology, Dirke was subjected to this death penalty by the sons of Antiope – Amphion and Zetus…
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Roman portrait showing woman
1 month agoRoman portrait showing a woman. This incredibly realistic portrait was made using mosaics and dates back to the 1st century CE. Artifact discovered in Pompeii;…
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Ancient Rome – visions versus reality
1 month agoYou have certainly come across many interesting visualizations on the Internet showing what Rome might have looked like in the times of the Empire. Impressive,…
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Roman sculpture depicting Homer
1 month agoRoman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE), of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact…
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Mar 23
Home of middle class life in Pompeii
A middle-class house located in Pompeii was made available and cleaned. The house is five-room and sheds more light on everyday middle-class life.
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Mar 23
Cases with bodies of victims are on display in Macellum in Pompeii
In Macellum in Pompeii, three display cases were set up with plaster casts of the bodies of victims who died in 79 CE, as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Macellum was an ancient market located in the central part of the city, next to the forum.
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Feb 23
Further excavations began in Pompeii
In Pompeii, further excavations began in an area of 3,200 m2 in the area of Insula 10 Regio IX. From what I understand, the archaeological work is primarily aimed at securing the excavated walls and monuments that border directly on the still-buried section of the city. The pressure of the earth, pyroclastic material or flowing water has a bad effect on the excavated ruins.
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Feb 23
We know release date of second part of “Gladiator”
We know the release date of the new part of the outstanding movie “Gladiator”. The sequel is set to premiere on November 22, 2024, and will be directed again by Ridley Scott.
