Showing posts with label roman history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roman history. Show all posts
Sunday, March 30, 2014

A Letter From A Roman Soldier 1,800 Years Ago

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The newly translated letter is from an Egyptian soldier named Aurelius Polion while he served as a volunteer Roman legion in Europe. A...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

More Secrets From A Famed Roman Shipwreck

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Archaeologists secure an amphora from the Antikythera wreck.(Photo: Ephorate of Culture/Greece)  Famed Roman Shipwreck Reveals More Se...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Rome's Colosseum Is Now Leaning

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Rome's ancient Colosseum is seen from a helicopter, in this August 12, 2004 file photo. The ancient Colosseum of Rome, where gladiators ...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Highest-Paid Athlete Hailed From Ancient Rome

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From Discovery News: Ultra millionaire sponsorship deals such as those signed by sprinter Usain Bolt, motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi and t...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mummy Of A 'Tiny, Wide-Eyed Woman' Discovered In Egyptian Oasis

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A gypsum mask unearthed alongside a sarcophagus recently discovered in Bahariya From The Daily Mail: Egyptian archaeologists discovered an i...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Mysterious Lead Coffin Found Near Rome

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The lead coffin archaeologists found in the abandoned ancient city of Gabii, Italy could contain a gladiator or bishop. Credit: University o...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

How Roman Gladiators Died

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Death Of A Gladiator -- Mind Hacks Roman gladiators took part in one of the most brutal sports in history, many dying by traumatic brain inj...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Before The Swiss Army Knife, What Did Soldiers Use?

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(Click Image to Enlarge) Inspired: The Roman army pen knife, a precursor to today's popular Swiss Army accessory The Roman Army Knife: O...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Ambassador Or Slave? East Asian Skeleton Discovered In Vagnari Roman Cemetery

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Researchers announced that the skeleton of a man, seen here, has DNA that indicates an East Asian ancestry. Sadly he may have been a slave. ...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Top Ten Passions Of Ancient Rome

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Getty Images From The Independent: From sex, binge drinking, and the culture of pleasure Ray Laurence looks at Roman passion. By the time of...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Ancient Rome's Real Population Revealed

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From Live Science: The first century B.C. was one of the most culturally rich in the history of the Roman Empire — the age of Cicero, Caesar...

Roman Coin Hoards Show More War Means Fewer Babies

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From Wired Science: Coins buried by anxious Italians in the first century B.C. can be used to track the ups and downs of the Roman populatio...
Sunday, October 4, 2009

'Mini-Colosseum' Excavated in Rome

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Ulysses: A statue of Ulysses, also known as the famous Greek epic hero Odysseus. A 'mini-Colosseum' that lies beneath an airport may...
Friday, October 2, 2009

The Secrets Of Ancient Rome

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Rose Ferraby from the University of Southampton works on a three-seat communal toilet discovered at the site of the ancient port of the Roma...
Friday, August 7, 2009

Roman Emperor Vespasian's Villa Found

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An archaeologist works on the site of Roman Emperor Vespasian's summer villa. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, the emperor who ordered the co...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Italian Archaeologists Find Lost Roman City Of Altinum Near Venice

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From Times Online: The bustling harbour of Altinum near Venice was one of the richest cities of the Roman empire. But terrified by the impen...