The hidden meaning behind Rome's famous arch monuments
Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...
Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
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2,000-year-old Roman ring, dagger found buried under ruins in Germany. See them
In northwest Germany, near the site of the 1,600-year-old Roman military camp Anreppen, archaeologists discovered evidence of an ancient agricultural settlement.
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Ancient Mausoleum With Gladiator’s Epitaph Unearthed in Italy
Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.
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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 ...