Archaeologists have excavated a hall in Posillipo, Italy, where Emperors, knights and other dignitaries used to party. The hall once belonged to a Roman Knight and then passed to Emperor Augustus.
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Statue resembling Hercules discovered in Rome
In Rome, Italy, sewer works led to the discovery of a life-sized marble statue that was considered to be Hercules in antiquity.
The most powerful and beautiful women and goddesses of Greek mythology
When the structure of the Greek Pantheon is analyzed, we see that male gods and female goddesses are constitute important parts of a whole.
Greek rock inscriptions found on a mountain in Central Asia
Tajikistan, a nation in Central Asia, has found ancient Greek alphabet inscriptions on a rock on a mountain.
20 ancient tombs discovered in Egypt
The country’s tourism ministry revealed on Monday that 20 ancient tombs as old as 660 BC had been discovered in Egypt’s Nile delta.
In Israel, a Hellenistic period Greek sling bullet was discovered
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday morning that a lead sling bullet had been found in the Israeli city of Yavne.
Ancient bronze statues discover in a stunning trove
In the ruins of an old holy sanctuary in Italy, archaeologists found a rare cache of 24 bronze statues made in the Etruscan and Roman periods.
Ancient comb reveals first full Canaanite phrase
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,700 year old comb that contains what is likely the earliest whole phrase in Canaanite alphabetic script.
Ancient Roman Odeon found in Crete
At a remote archaeological site on the Greek island of Crete, archaeologists found an old Roman odeon. Romans and their visitors most likely attended a variety of events in the odeon, including lectures, musical competitions, city council sessions, and theatrical performances.
The oldest known star map discover
The world’s oldest star map, has been discovered inside a medieval manuscript. There is proof that Hipparchus, the “founder of scientific astronomy,” created the map.