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Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old building near Rome's Colosseum that may have housed the city's ancient firefighters. A mosaic clue is helping researchers solve this nearly two-millennium mystery.
A new dawn running tour in Rome combines ancient history with the city's famous feline residents. Art historian Isabella Calidonna leads runners through six kilometers of Roman ruins where cat colonies have made their homes.
A severe drought in Rome has uncovered the ancient pillars of Emperor Nero's bridge, giving tourists and archaeologists an unexpected glimpse into history. The structure, built nearly 2,000 years ago, once connected the city to what is now Vatican territory.
After three decades underground, the largest ancient Roman fresco and mosaic complex ever found is finally opening to the public at a new museum in Rome. The stunning maritime scenes, discovered in the 1990s near the Colosseum, still shimmer with their original blues and terracotta hues.
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Visitors can now explore ancient Rome's largest fresco and mosaic complex, hidden underground for centuries. The stunning artwork depicts a mysterious port city that experts are still working to identify.
Workers are harvesting olives among ancient Roman ruins to create a protected regional olive oil that reconnects the city with its agricultural roots. Rome has 2,200 farms within city limits, making it Europe's largest agricultural municipality.
A major restoration at Rome's Colosseum has uncovered original entrance columns and ancient seat numbers buried underground for hundreds of years. Visitors can now walk the arena's true perimeter and see how Romans found their seats almost 2,000 years ago.
Researchers just confirmed that ancient doctors really did use human feces as medicine, exactly as described in texts from 2,000 years ago. The discovery in Roman glass bottles bridges the gap between ancient medical writings and actual practice.
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When Italian students occupied their school to protest remote learning, they accidentally stumbled upon a 1,800-year-old Roman villa hidden in the basement. What started as teenage rebellion led to one of Rome's most exciting recent archaeological discoveries.
High schoolers exploring mysterious tunnels beneath their gymnasium uncovered a luxurious Roman villa from the second century. What started as student rumors turned into one of Rome's most exciting archaeological finds in years.
Stunning 2,000-year-old mosaic floors have emerged from a luxurious Roman home in Carsulae, Italy, revealing new insights into one of ancient Rome's most important cities. A $2.5 million project will soon allow visitors to walk among these extraordinary black and white treasures.
Archaeologists discovered 2,000-year-old Roman military camps in Saxony-Anhalt, marking the first time such sites have been found in this part of Eastern Germany. Over 1,500 artifacts reveal how far Roman forces pushed into ancient Germania.
Archaeologists in Spain discovered a 400-million-year-old trilobite fossil that Romans carefully shaped into a protective amulet 2,000 years ago. The rare find offers a touching glimpse into how ancient people found meaning in nature's mysteries.
Road workers in northern Italy discovered a 2,500-year-old temple buried under 10 feet of mud while building a new highway. The hidden sanctuary, preserved by an ancient river flood, is revealing inscriptions that tell the story of life before Rome.
A 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic shows a woman wielding a whip against a leopard, the first known depiction of a female beast-fighter in ancient arenas. The discovery rewrites what we know about women's roles in Roman spectacles and adds 50 years to their documented history as arena performers.
Scientists analyzing a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered that pollen trapped in waterproofing tar reveals exactly where sailors made repairs across the Mediterranean. This tiny time capsule is rewriting what we know about ancient maritime technology.
A new exhibit in Budapest reveals hyperrealistic faces of 16 people who lived 1,700 years ago in Roman-era Hungary. Using cutting-edge technology and ancient DNA, scientists recreated what these individuals actually looked like.
Scientists in Budapest brought ancient Romans back to life using DNA, skulls, and facial reconstruction art. The stunning exhibition lets visitors connect with real people who lived nearly two millennia ago. #
A 13-year-old playing in his Berlin neighborhood stumbled upon a 2,300-year-old coin from legendary Troy, marking the first ancient Greek artifact ever found in Germany's capital. The tiny bronze treasure is rewriting what historians thought they knew about ancient trade connections.
Italian lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages nationwide, prioritizing animal welfare over tradition. If passed, the centuries-old "botticelle" would disappear from Rome's cobblestone streets.
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