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 ...
Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...
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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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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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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews for ritual purification, was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important ...
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The hidden meaning behind Rome's famous arch monuments
Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient ... some colonies were many hundreds of miles away from the capital in Rome, it was ...
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Roman Aqueduct Section from the 2nd Century AD, 38 Meters Long, Discovered Beneath Rusovce Castle in Slovakia
The restoration work on Rusovce Castle, a neo-Gothic gem located in a district of Bratislava, Slovakia, has led to the ...
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Mausoleum and Tombs with a Gladiator’s Epitaph Discovered in the Ancient Roman Colony of Liternum in Southern Italy
Archaeological excavations in the ancient Roman colony of Liternum, located in the present-day municipality of Giugliano in ...