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Did the Romans Descend From the Trojans as They Famously Claimed?
The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
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Who Was the Roman Author Tacitus & Should We Trust Him?
The 1st century CE Roman author Tacitus is one of the most important primary sources that we have for Rome under the ...
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4,000 Roman bricks' research could reveal ancient material production mystery
Archaeologists launch a project to analyze 4,000 Roman bricks from Trier, Germany, revealing insights into ancient building ...
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire.
Discovery of mass grave under football pitch changes what we know about the Roman Empire
Located in the Simmering district of Vienna, the mass grave holds the intertwined remains of at least 129 individuals. The excavation team also uncovered numerous dislocated bones, suggesting the ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
Mass Grave From Roman-Era Battle Discovered Beneath a Soccer Field in Vienna
Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" military event ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.