A team of led by researchers from Kiel University has uncovered a dating back around 2,000 years near the port city of L…
-
Science & Technology
A legendary helmet of an ancient Roman has been discovered off the coast of Sicily.
Researchers believe that the in the Montefortino style, discovered near the Egadi Islands, participated in the decisive battle of the First Punic War in 241 B.C. The Montefortino helmet was…
-
During construction work in the canton of Bern, unearthed the remains of a wooden bridge dating back to the Roman era, approximately 2000 years old. Experts have called this discovery…
-
Archaeologists exploring the historic districts of Italy’s capital during restoration and renovation work have uncovered the ruins of what was once a grand structure beneath the Piazza San Giovanni in…
-
Alexander the Great conquered a vast territory stretching from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. But had he turned his attention westward, it’s quite possible he could have taken Rome, defeating…
-
In a recent excavation in Rome, just a few meters from the Vatican, archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a private theater from the 1st century, once owned by the Roman…
-
Interesting
Surprise for archaeologists: repair workers in Rome discovered an ancient statue of Hercules.
Hercules is a legendary hero from ancient Roman mythology, derived from the Greek hero Heracles. For centuries, his marble statue lay buried deep beneath the Appian Way Park (Parco Archeologico…
-
Much has been written about the largest slave uprising in ancient Rome two thousand years ago, famously led by Spartacus. In honor of this remarkable figure from history, mass sporting…
