Resource Manager Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 This Ancient Mosaic Depicts a Thrilling Chariot Race "Excavation and restoration work on a rare Roman piece in Cyprus provides a fresh look at historic customs." By Casey Smith PUBLISHED AUGUST 3, 2017"After years of excavating, archaeologists in Cyprus have uncovered a rare, Roman-era floor mosaic almost 2,000 years old. Scenes of chariot races in a Roman hippodrome, an open-air stadium for horse racing, span across the 85-foot long mosaic. The illustrations are accompanied by inscriptions in ancient Greek, indicating the names of the horses and their riders."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Ancient Greek Papyri Virtually Unwrapped in Italy (video) TornosNews.gr 09.08.2017 | 19:03 "Scientists in Italy continue – with new methods of modern digital technology – the virtual unwrapping and reading of the ancient papyri of Heraklion (Herculaneum) in Campania and, as they announced, made new progress in their very difficult work.The Herculaneum scrolls, many of which concern works by Greek philosophers, were discovered in 1752-54 in archaeological excavations in the so-called Villa of the Papyri in Heraklion (Ercolano in Italian) of Campania in Italy near Pompeii. The villa was destroyed and buried in the ashes after the devastating eruption of Vesuvius, the nearby volcano, in 79 AD."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 This Coin Reveals When Rome Became an Empire By Lizzie Wade Aug. 14, 2017 , 10:55 AM "When did Rome become an empire? Its coins hold a clue. Rome controlled only territory in Italy until 209 B.C.E., when it gained command over the Iberian Peninsula—which includes Spain and Portugal ..." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 PUBLIC RELEASE: 17-AUG-2017 Poisonings Went Hand in Hand with the Drinking Water in Pompeii UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK "The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced water supply. But the drinking water in the pipelines was probably poisoned on a scale that may have led to daily problems with vomiting, diarrhoea, and liver and kidney damage. This is the finding of analyses of water pipe from Pompeii." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 X-Ray Reveals Ancient Roman Portrait Covered in Mt. Vesuvius Ash "The artistry behind an early Roman portrait that went virtually unnoticed for centuries has been uncovered by a new, non-invasive X-ray fluorescence device." BY JEN VIEGAS AUGUST 21, 2017 5:00 AM EDT Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 By Lulu Morris 24 August 2017 What Would Pompeii be like if Vesuvius Never Erupted? "A whole city wiped out in a matter of days." "When you think of Pompeii, you think of the massive eruption in 79 CE and subsequent mass killing of the Romans who inhabited Pompeii and Herculaneum. You may picture the eerie casts that lay around the streets of Pompeii and the faces of those who perished in the fires of Vesuvius.But what if Vesuvius had never erupted?" Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Archaeologists Uncover Rare 2,000-Year-Old Sundial During Roman Theatre Excavation November 8, 2017 "A 2,000-year-old intact and inscribed sundial – one of only a handful known to have survived – has been recovered during the excavation of a roofed theatre in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 'Hadrian's Pier' Emerges from the Sea at Lecce 12/06/2017 10:00:00 PM "Roman history has emerged from the sea of Salento. In San Cataldo, a few kilometers from Lecce: 'Hadrian's Pier', so named in homage to the Emperor who ordered its reconstruction, is revealed by the aerial shots of Emiliano Peluso." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Large Etruscan Villa Discovered in Vetulonia 12/07/2017 10:00:00 PM "A domus belonging to a powerful Etruscan family, a fire which occurred in the first twenty years of the first century BC and the bloody fratricidal war between Marius and Sulla for the domination of Italy." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Cretan Wine Amphorae Discovered at Pompeii 12/08/2017 07:00:00 PM "Archaeologists working in the Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a stash of beautifully preserved wine amphorae that have lain undisturbed for almost 2,000 years." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Unearthed in Rome’s New Subway: Extinct Elephants and Persian Peach Pits By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO DEC. 18, 2017 ROME — "The ancient Romans were celebrated for their engineering feats: roads that helped expand an empire; aqueducts that quenched throngs and supplied lavish fountains; monumental bridges, some of which are still in use today." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 This Roman ‘Gate to Hell’ Killed its Victims with a Cloud of Deadly Carbon Dioxide By Colin Barras Feb. 16, 2018 , 8:00 AM "Is it possible to walk through the gates of hell and live? The Romans thought so, and they staged elaborate sacrifices at what they believed were entrances to the underworld scattered across the ancient Mediterranean. The sacrifices—healthy bulls led down to the gates of hell—died quickly without human intervention, but the castrated priests who accompanied them returned unharmed. Now, a new study of one ancient site suggests that these “miracles” may have a simple geological explanation." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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