Late Spring AD 125 – Hadrian visits Sicily to climb Mount Etna and returns to Rome (#Hadrian1900)
Late Spring AD 125 – Hadrian visits Sicily to climb Mount Etna and returns to Rome (#Hadrian1900) In the late spring of AD 125, after visiting Delphi and possibly spending some time in Dyrrachium (see here), Hadrian set sail to…
‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise
‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise by Peter Edwell, The Conversation; Edited by Dario Radley Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in…
Ancient Roman breakwater found off Bacoli shows ingenious engineering at imperial fleet base
Ancient Roman breakwater found off Bacoli shows ingenious engineering at imperial fleet base In an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Bacoli in southern Italy, archaeologists have uncovered a Roman-era breakwater constructed from recycled architectural materials — a find…
Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier
Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier Archaeologists in South Moravia in the Czech Republic uncovered a rare Roman military discovery—a fragment of a bronze wrist purse that is the oldest…
Intact 7th century Etruscan tomb discovered in San Giuliano necropolis near Rome
Intact 7th century Etruscan tomb discovered in San Giuliano necropolis near Rome An astonishing archaeological discovery has been made in the San Giuliano Necropolis, located in the Marturanum Regional Park near Barbarano Romano, central Italy. The Baylor University team, excavating…