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 ...
These old Roman buildings could unlock how to build in a warming world
The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...
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Revealed: first DNA profiles of ancient people who roamed a lush Sahara
The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.
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This historic Renaissance villa in the heart of Rome where past Popes used to retreat is a must-visit in the Italian capital
Villa Barberini, situated within the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, is a site of exceptional historical significance ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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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New ‘Minecraft’ Edition Has Students Restore St. Peter’s Basilica, One Block at a Time
Michelangelo’s dome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade and the ancient tomb of the apostle Peter have been recreated within ...
2,900-year-old settlement found submerged in Italy lake. See its treasures
An Iron Age settlement at the bottom of an Italy lake revealed more secrets. Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria Nearly three ...
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2,900-year-old settlement found submerged in Italy lake. See its treasures
Ancient artifacts ... mile drive northwest from Rome. Google Translate was used to translate the news release from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the province ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
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Were the Founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, Actually Greek?
Where does he fit into all of this? The solution appears to be that some ancient writers used a different name for the founder of Rome. Rather than calling Aeneas’ son ‘Romulus,’ some of them used the ...