Roman Archeology News

WOMEN HOLD KEY TO LIFE IN ROMAN CORBRIDGE WOMEN HOLD KEY TO LIFE IN ROMAN CORBRIDGE aug02w1

ekathimerini.com | The tools of ancient medicine Over 40 medical and surgical instruments dating from the pre-Christian period (fourth-seventh centuries BC) are part of a rich collection of 3,000 objects collected, preserved and exhibited by a Greek of the diaspora, Dr George Tsolozidis, over a period of many years.jul02w4

DallasNews.com | Dallas-Fort Worth | Health/Science South of Suez, the Egyptian shore of the Red Sea used to be sprinkled with ports that throbbed with life and commerce in antiquity, especially during the heyday of the Roman Empire.jul02w4

Independent News The London Stone, an ancient chunk of masonry referred to by Shakespeare and William Blake that may provide evidence about the capital's origins, is finally to be given a proper showcase, having languished for decades in grubby anonymity.
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Athens News TWO MARBLE Roman-era statues and one marble head were spotted on July 10 by members of a private contractor at the central Olympiados street in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. jul02w3

Independent News Remains of Roman town threatened by plough. jul02w3

Roman-era marble statues dug up in Thessaloniki
Two marble Roman-era statues and one marble head were spotted on July 10 by members of a private contractor at the central Olympiados street in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. jul02w2

Archeologists have discovered an ancient example of marketing, a label on a jar of Roman fish paste.
The hand-written clay label was attached to a jar of 1st century tuna fish relish, shipped from Spain to a fort on the northernmost edge of the Roman Empire. The words "excellent" and "top quality" are still clearly visible written in sooty ink. jul02w2

Yahoo! News - Archaeologists Reveal Roman Finds Fine armor and jewelry and fancy imported tuna fish. Even for soldiers at one of the Roman Empire's most remote outposts, life was apparently not without its luxuries. jul02w2

Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in Qinghai
A Byzantine gold coin recently unearthed in Dulan in northwest China's Qinghai Province, may shed new light on the history of East-West trade routes. jul02w1

A disaster
The year 9 A.D. marks disaster in Roman expansionist policy. Emperor Tiberius had appointed Publius Quinctilius Varus supreme commander of Germania and charged him with establishing the Province of Germania in the conquered lands between the Rhine and the Elbe rivers. But at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Varus suffered devastating defeat at the hands of his opponent, Arminius, and committed suicide. The three decimated legions were never reformed, and Rome withdrew from Germania.
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The Colosseum will fall under a different light
this weekend when a new system goes into operation with 600 spotlights
illuminating the famed Roman monument which has come to symbolize the
city as well, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. jul02w1

O Roman Urn, Thing of Beauty
Almost every museum with holdings of classical art has cinerary urns, but most are in the shape of architectural models with columns, pediments or lidded vessels. Few are exceptional works of art. jul02w1