Museum historians believe that this headpiece was crafted around 30 B.C. Such hats were worn by Roman soldiers in follow…
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Science & Technology
People returned to Pompeii after the tragedy and lived there for another 400 years.
The ancient Roman city of was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Before this tragic event, the city was home to over 20,000 people. Despite the…
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Interesting
Roman traces in Turkey: an elite villa with frescoes and a pool has been excavated in Tripoli.
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Tripoli, located in the Buldan district of western Turkey, have uncovered a well-preserved luxury villa from the Roman era, dating back to the 4th…
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In a latrine of an ancient Roman fast food joint discovered on the Spanish island of Mallorca, researchers uncovered 165 bones of the song thrush (Turdus philomelos). The team believes…
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A remarkable archaeological discovery just three kilometers south of the city of Auxerre has shed new light on the scale and opulence of Roman-era estates in ancient Gaul. A team…
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A team of researchers from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research in France (Inrap) recently uncovered the ruins of a large ancient Roman city called Metlosedum during excavations in…
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Archaeologists excavating in Stratonikeia—a vast ancient city that was once on UNESCO’s tentative World Heritage list—have uncovered a significant portion of a Roman-era library. This unique structure sheds light on…
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In Belgium, a well-preserved wooden aqueduct from ancient Roman times has been discovered.
Located in the Flanders region, just a stone’s throw from the capital city of Brussels, the charming town of Leuven is renowned for its prestigious Catholic University (KU Leuven), vibrant…
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In Austria, the “Abandoned Castle” has been declassified: it turned out to be a Roman fort.
Researchers have finally uncovered the mystery behind the ruins of the “Abandoned Castle” (Ödes Schloss), located in Lower Austria near the town of Stöpfenreuth, on the floodplain of the Danube…
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Scientists have discovered the oldest die for minting coins from the time of Roman Spain.
A team of Spanish researchers has made an exciting discovery. They unearthed a stone mold dating back to the 2nd century BC at the archaeological site of Obulco, located in…
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Under the offices of the City: an ancient Roman basilica has been uncovered in the center of London.
As it turned out later, this is the oldest ancient Roman basilica in London. The ruins of the two-story structure were literally hidden beneath the foundations of the City of…
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The vase, produced around 160-200 years ago, is more than just a ceramic artifact. Scholars consider it a unique graphic and epigraphic testament to the gladiatorial games held in the…
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During excavations of the ancient Roman city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Düzce region of northwestern Turkey, archaeologists uncovered a theater ticket dating back to the Roman Empire. Alongside…
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“An Aquarium in Stone”: A Roman mosaic featuring dolphins has been discovered in England.
The ruins of Viroconium are located in the English village of Wroxeter. Founded in the late 1st century AD, this city was the fourth largest in Roman Britain, with a…
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The remnants of wells from Roman Britain (43-410 AD) were first discovered by road workers who were preparing to reconstruct a highway. They reported their findings to experts at the…
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A team of archaeologists from the University of Córdoba (Spain) has uncovered ancient sherry preserved in a rare form within a Roman tomb. The oldest wine in the world, discovered…
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Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a lavish ancient Roman house near the Colosseum – the famous Roman amphitheater and one of the seven modern wonders of the world. The…
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In Italy, an opulent beach villa belonging to Pliny the Elder has been uncovered; it is 2000 years old.
The discovery is located 15 kilometers from Naples, in the Campania region. Builders constructing a children’s playground and recreational area were the first to stumble upon the ruins of a…
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Researchers from Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Warsaw in Poland have revealed that ancient Roman wine had a slightly spicy flavor and carried aromas of toasted bread…
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Mind & Life
Scientists have uncovered the composition of ancient Roman perfumes. Their scent lingers to this day.
Spanish archaeologists have uncovered perfumes that solidified over two millennia during excavations of a mausoleum in Seville. The fragrant substance was contained within a carved crystal flask made of rock…
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Lake Fusaro is located in the municipality of Bacoli (Naples province), within the Phlegraean Fields—a geologically unstable volcanic region known for its bradyseismic activity. Bradyseism refers to the gradual rise…
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Science & Technology
In England, a villa of ancient Roman wealthy individuals with a colorful mosaic has been excavated.
Recently, specialists from the research organization Oxford Archaeology surveyed a construction site for a future Aldi supermarket in Olney, Buckinghamshire. Suddenly, they made an astonishing discovery. Beneath a layer of…
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Science & Technology
An unknown ancient Roman city has been discovered in Luxor: it is 1800 years old.
The most amazing thing is that the city found on the banks of the Nile was hidden in a tourist and archaeological area. That is, a place that is heavily…
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These buildings have survived for millennia. And that’s because ingenious ancient Roman engineers knew the recipe for durable concrete. So there’s no need to be surprised that such colossal structures,…
