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Ancient Roman Temple And Tunnels In Rome Reopen

by Carol King | Thu, 12/13/2012 - 05:34

The tunnels and Mithraeum temple underneath Rome’s Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla) have reopened to the public after 10 years of restoration work.The…

Culture

UK Treasure Hunters Discover 25,000 Roman Artefacts

by Carol King | Tue, 12/04/2012 - 04:51

Amateur treasure hunters in Britain unearthed 25,000 Roman artefacts in 2012.Armed with metal detectors, the treasure hunters in England and Wales found mostly…

Culture

London Hosts Major Show On Pompeii And Herculaneum

by Carol King | Thu, 10/25/2012 - 09:05

The British Museum in London’s ‘Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum’ exhibition brings together over 250 objects from the two Roman cities, many of which…

Lifestyle

BBC Series Re-Evaluates Art of the Roman Empire

by Carol King | Fri, 09/07/2012 - 03:47

A new BBC TV series, Treasures of Ancient Rome, takes an in-depth look at Roman art and dismisses the notion that the Ancient Romans were mere copycats.In a…

Publicly-Accessible Bread Ovens Return to Rome

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 08/30/2012 - 22:05

To promote home-made food and community collaboration, a group of architects and artists are building public wood-burning bread ovens around Rome using…

Culture

Remains of 11th-century Cathedral and Roman Mansion Discovered in Pisa

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 07/24/2012 - 04:28

After compiling findings from the 2003 to 2009 archaeological dig under the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles) in Pisa, scholars have published photos…

1800-year-old Roman Highway Unearthed in Thessaloniki, Greece

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 07/06/2012 - 01:35

In the northern Grecian port city of Thessaloniki, construction of a a new metro system unearthed a 1,800-year-old ancient Roman highway.The 70-metre-long…

Culture

Rome: Top Five Archaeological Sites to Visit from 2012

by Niccolò Mineo | Thu, 01/05/2012 - 07:10

Sure Rome is an invaluable chest of mediterranean tradition and fabulous history, but you might have already spent the past holidays conquering the majestic…

Ancient Sewer Reveals Roman Diet

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 06/15/2011 - 05:01

Long before scientific studies declared the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, ancient Romans dined on figs, sea urchins and dormice.The diet was…

Culture

Ancient Tomb Found Under Garbage Dump

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 04/22/2011 - 06:21

The ongoing trash crisis in Naples has generated an increasing number of illegal dumps in the area. Police investigating an unauthorized dumping ground had a…