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A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s west coast, just north of present-day ...
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This ancient amphitheatre near Rome doesn’t know if it’s a football pitch or a tourist attraction
This ancient town boasted its own temple, baths, forum and amphitheatre. It even garnered mentions by ancient Rome’s leading literary giants, Virgil and Pliny the Elder. Despite the ancient town ...
Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...
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The Colosseum, the Great Amphitheatre: Historic Centre of Rome
Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th ...
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The hidden meaning behind Rome's famous arch monuments
Temples functioned as sites of worship, and the Colosseum served as an amphitheater for games ... and politicians interested in the ancient Roman Empire. The triumphal arch originally grew out ...