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Nero's 2,000-year-old Patara lighthouse to shine again

Built by emperor Nero in 64 AD, the lighthouse has been restored using thousands of original stones.

Villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, in Roman-era ’Vortex of Luxury’ and ‘Harbor of Vice’

Since 2005, the ground in the Campi Flegrei area has risen by 138 cm, with 20 cm recorded in 2024, showing an acceleration of the phenomenon, according to the National Institute of Geophysics.

'The sweetest child in the world’: Mother’s tribute found on 3rd-century Pergamon tombstone

A tile found in the excavation bears the inscription "Bazilike," meaning "belonging to the king" in ancient Greek.

Archaeologists discover Isis statuette at ancient Roman site in Mallén, Spain

The statuette represents a domestic cult, offering new insights into eastern religious influences and Egyptian cults in Roman-era Hispania homes.

Re-evaluation of 2nd century Colchester vase fleshes out Roman-era gladiator fights in Britain

An inscription on the vase names gladiators Memnon and Valentinus, suggesting it commemorates a real combat event in Colchester.

'Hercules of Valdelsa': 1700-year-old Roman statue found in Montaione, Florence

The statue is over 50 centimeters tall, headless, and can be reassembled from three matching fragments.

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics

Experts believe the sword was deposited as a funerary offering during a Przeworsk culture burial.

2000-year-old Roman basilica found under London’s streets

An archaeological excavation in the heart of London unearthed remnants of the city's first Roman basilica, a nearly 2,000-year-old public building.

Reed straws, and reusable bronze filters--How Roman-era people drank

Bronze beverage filter from fifth century uncovered at Hadrianopolis.

Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger on his back in newly revealed fortress in Spain

The nearly complete skeleton, with severed feet and a pugio on the back, leaves the cause of death and burial a "real mystery."

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