Ancient Rome
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 09/05/2013 - 06:30
Researchers at the University of Catania in Sicily are carrying out experiments to recreate Ancient Roman winemaking techniques.
The project is a…
Culture
by Carol King | Sat, 08/31/2013 - 06:30
An Ancient Roman vessel has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Liguria in northwest Italy. The ship dates to between the 1st century BC…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 08/20/2013 - 06:30
An international team of experts has discovered why ancient Roman concrete has proved to be so durable: seawater.
A team led by Paulo Monteiro of the U.S.…
Culture
by Carol King | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 06:30
An archaeology student unearthed an 1,800-year-old carved stone head thought to represent a Roman god.
The artefact was found in an ancient rubbish dump at…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 06:30
The cargo of an ancient Roman ship has been found in the sea off Sicily.
It was located at a depth of 130 to 165 feet underwater at the port of Filicudi, one…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 07/26/2013 - 06:37
A show at Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo museum displays stolen Italian artworks, frescoes, artefacts and antiques that have been recovered by the state. Called ‘…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:37
A Roman townhouse is believed to be lying “underneath Lincoln Castle” in Lincolnshire, England.
BBC News reports that archaeologists digging at the site have…
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 04:57
Carol King selects the Top 5 must-see archaeological sites in Italy.
Colosseo and Foro Romano, Rome, Lazio Ancient Roman Emperor Vespasian started construction…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 05/24/2013 - 07:08
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The Ancient Romans may have used small, ceramic discs as the equivalent of modern toilet paper.The theory is outlined in a study published…
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 04/17/2013 - 06:55
Excavations at the Palatine Hill in Rome have unearthed the first Temple of Jupiter Stator, or Jupiter the Stayer.The temple’s name derives from the Latin…
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