Ancient tomb tied to Roman gladiator discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...
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A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s west coast, just north of present-day ...
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‘A Catastrophic Event’: A Mass Grave Of Ancient Roman Legionaries Was Just Unearthed Beneath A Soccer Field In Austria
During construction work at a sports facility in Vienna, excavators unearthed dozens of intact skeletons piled atop one another. Archaeologists quickly arrived on the scene and began their own ...
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Mausoleum with Gladiator’s Epitaph Discovered in Imperial Roman Colony in Southern Italy
The deceased were interred there in several ways, including funerary urns set within about 20 plastered niches cut into the ...
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Gladiator Tomb found in South Italy’s Liternum Necropolis
Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...
1,700-year-old tombs — with links to a gladiator — unearthed in Italy. Take a look
The ancient Roman settlement of Liternum was found in 194 B.C. and thrived for about 400 years before rapidly declining and ...
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1,700-year-old tombs — with links to a gladiator — unearthed in Italy. Take a look
Photos show a few of these graves. One tomb has a skeleton ... being analyzed and offers a glimpse into the role of gladiators in ancient Roman society. Another style of burial found at Liternum.
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1,700-year-old tombs — with links to a gladiator — unearthed in Italy. Take a look
The find is still being analyzed and offers a glimpse into the role of gladiators in ancient Roman society. Based on the grave styles and artifacts, archaeologists concluded the burial ground was ...