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Swiss Archaeologists Uncover Glimpses of a Thriving Roman Settlement
Once a Roman trading hub on the Rhine, Augusta Raurica is Switzerland's largest archeological park and continue to produce ...
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One Fine Show: “Myth and Marble” at the Art Institute of Chicago
The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...
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Archaeologists Find First Evidence of a Roman Gladiator vs. Lion Battle
New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.
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Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection
Credit: Paolo Reda / REDA / Universal Images Group via Getty Images "The notion of a Roman sculpture show might seem at first blush to be a bit stodgy," said Kyle MacMillan in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Archeologists discover sculptures that could be almost life-size representations of a Roman family
New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.
Skeleton from Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion or other big cat, archaeologists suggest
A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first ...