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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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When archaeologists found Roman mosaics... |
| Every builder in the land has tales of the plans that have had to be changed to meet the stipulations of council officials. But surely no one has done more to meet those demands than developer and interior designer Jon Edgson. More. Labels: mosaic, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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Ancient Paris: Looking for Lutetia |
| Had Georges Eugène Haussmann not undertaken to tear up chunks of old Paris, much of the city's very early history would have remained hermetically sealed beneath its medieval layer, forever lost. More. Labels: france, preservation, roman empire |
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So that's what the Romans gave us – more historic camps than anywhere |
| SCOTLAND already has more identified Roman camps than any other European country – reflecting Rome's repeated attempts to stamp its rule on the troublesome north. More. Labels: military, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Porolissum |
| Located in Salaj County, Porolissum is one of the largest and best-preserved archaeological sites in all of Romania. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire, romania |
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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Des sponsors privés au secours du Colisée |
| La révolution archéologique romaine passe par la remise en état du Colisée. Une opération coûteuse dont le but est d'offrir une deuxième vie à l'amphithéâtre symbole de la Rome antique, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco en 1979. Plus. Labels: colosseum, italy, preservation, roman empire, rome |
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Western Wall Heritage Center a threat to Jerusalem's Roman History? |
| One of Israel's leading archaeologists has publicly condemned the Israel Antiquities Authority's failure to object to a plan to construct a part of the Western Wall Heritage Center over a site where a well-preserved ancient Roman road was recently excavated. More. Labels: israel, preservation, road, roman empire |
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
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Adopt a Pompeian dog |
| They sleep under ancient Roman frescoes and walk on priceless mosaic floors, but they are far from living a privileged life. More. Labels: pompeii, preservation, roman empire |
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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Roman fortress museum fears |
| A trust which runs a museum on the site of what is described by Bangor University archaeologist Professor Raimund Karl as Wales' best preserved Roman fortress says it faces closure within weeks as funding is running out. More. Labels: museum, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Roman fort museum faces closure |
| A museum cataloguing centuries of Roman rule in Wales is facing permanent closure, says the trust which runs it. The Segontium Roman Museum in Caernarfon, Gwynedd is on a site which experts call one of the best preserved Roman fortresses in the world. More. Labels: military, museum, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
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| Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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ICE Agents Recover Stolen Italian Artifacts Smuggled into the United States |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents seized two stolen Italian artifacts that date back more than 2,000 years. The items were illegally excavated in Italy, smuggled into the United States and offered for sale in New York. The recovery was the result of a joint international investigation between ICE and the Italian Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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Eco Revamp Plan for Hadrian's Wall |
| A management plan has been published that maps out how the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall will be conserved, researched and made accessible to visitors and local communities over the next five years. More. Labels: hadrian, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Macedonia seeks to stop archaeological smugglers |
| Macedonia has vowed to put a halt to illegal excavations at the country's wealth of archaeological sites, many of which have already been ransacked by savvy smugglers digging up the rich treasures. More. Labels: macedonia, preservation, roman empire |
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Smugglers 'stealing our heritage' |
| Skopje - Macedonia has vowed to put a halt to illegal excavations at the country's wealth of archaeological sites, many of which have already been ransacked by savvy smugglers digging up the rich treasures. More. Labels: greece, preservation, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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About Lebanon > Culture & History > History and Civilizations > Romans |
| Roman rule in Lebanon lasted over 300 years. During this period, the old Phoenician cities continued to grow and prosper as centers of industry and commerce. More. Labels: lebanon, preservation, roman empire, ruin |
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Marseille veut retrouver sa mémoire antique |
| Pour retrouver la mémoire de ses vestiges, Marseille, plus ancienne ville de France, vient de remettre en valeur le site de son port antique vieux de 2.600 ans et découvert à la fin des années 1960 à la faveur de travaux immobiliers. Plus. Labels: france, preservation, roman empire |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Archeological barbarians |
| Last week's despoilment and devastation at the Negev's Avdat National Park, the most important Nabatean site after Petra, was shocking. UNESCO declared Avdat a World Heritage Site in 2005, but that distinction all too evidently did not bestow immunity upon it. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire |
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| Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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List of Roman bridges |
| The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders.[1] The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known Roman bridges, many of which still survive to this day. More. Labels: bridge, preservation, roman empire |
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Pompeii in state of emergency * * * |
| Every year, at least 2 million people visit the Italian site and over the years the area has suffered serious decay. Today the government has declared it a state of emergency. More. Labels: pompeii, preservation, roman empire |
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Propriano renoue avec son passé de cité antique |
| Propriano qui comptait fêter ses 150 ans au printemps prochain vient de prendre un sacré coup de vieux ! La réalisation d'un projet immobilier de 60 logements, quartier Quatrina, a en effet permis la mise au jour d'un site exceptionnel daté de l'Antiquité tardive et dont l'activité a vraisemblablement perduré jusqu'au début de l'ère chrétienne. Plus. Labels: dig, france, preservation, roman empire |
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Norfolk man looks after heritage site |
| It's one of Europe's most remarkable archaeological sites and has been recognised as a vitally important part of the world's heritage. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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| Friday, October 02, 2009 |
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Ancient lighthouse to be saved |
The Turkish government has allocated a budget to restore an ancient lighthouse, believed to be the world's oldest. Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay said Wednesday that his ministry would grant 800,000 Turkish Liras for the restoration of Nero's Lighthouse, discovered four years ago in the ancient city of Patara, located near today’s Mediterranean town of Gelemiş in Antalya province. More.
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| Thursday, October 01, 2009 |
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Lost amphitheatre finally unearthed |
| BRITISH archaeologists have unearthed a major amphitheatre at an ancient port that supplied Rome and may have played host to emperors such as Hadrian and Trajan. The team, led by the University of Southampton, has spent two years at the well-preserved site of Portus, close to Fiumicino airport near Rome. More. Labels: dig, italy, preservation, roman empire, rome, theatre |
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| Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway |
Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begun the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall in England, in order to preserve it effectively. Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England.
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| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
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Rome, Italy Travel: Summer Along the Riverban |
| Beneath the Celio hill lies a fascinating archaeological and theatrical world that re-creates the atmosphere of ancient Rome as it unfolds amid the passageways, baths and perfectly preserved remains of the temple of Claudius the God, which Nero transformed into the Nymphaeum of the Domus Aurea, now open in the evening for the first time. A strange journey through subterranean Rome, in the charming atmosphere of the Roman houses and the Claudianum, in the company of archaeologists and actors reciting original texts by Latin authors. Labels: entertainement, italy, nero, preservation, roman empire, rome |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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The Vindolanda Tablets |
The Vindolanda tablets are rare Roman letters and documents that preserve details of life in a roman frontier province. Dating from the first and second centuries AD, the Vindolanda tablets consist of letters, accounts and records of life in the Roman fort of Vindolanda. They are a unique source of information on ancient roman writing as well as everyday roman life on the frontier of Roman Britain.
Labels: preservation, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
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The Roman Shipwrecks of Ventotene, Italy |
| Five Roman shipwrecks off the coast of Italy could help shed light on the busy Italian- North Africa trade route as it existed in Roman times. The coast of Ventotene in Roman times was part of an important trade route. It was also notoriously dangerous to ships. In 2008, archaeologists found five trade ships that fell victim to the perils of the area. Well preserved with almost intact cargos, they are perfect for the study of Roman trade and vessels during the imperial period. Labels: grave, italy, preservation, roman empire |
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| Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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Unearthing Italy's history |
| It is oft said that you can't repair a water main, break ground for a parking garage or dig up a potato in Rome without finding a treasure. The roots of the Eternal City, which celebrated its 2,762nd birthday, go deep and are still being unearthed. When first plumbed in the 16th century, the layer cake underneath the city yielded classical artifacts that helped inform the Renaissance. Almost as inevitably as the yellow mimosas bloom in the spring, archaeologists keep coming here, wrangling excavation permits and opening trenches. Passersby see red-and-white-striped plastic tape and piles of dirt but rarely learn what is being sought in the rubble, because when a dig yields an important find, it takes years of negotiation, fundraising, preservation, public-access construction and scholarly interpretation to open a site to visitors. Labels: dig, italy, preservation, roman empire |
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.09.55 |
| Given the necessity of considering politeness in so many aspects of our professional lives, Jon Hall's book on politeness in Cicero's letters should find a wide audience. In this philological study written in an easy yet academic style, Hall tackles a previously unexplored topic of 'polite discourse' (4) and provides an interesting examination of politeness theory and its application, and importance, in the aristocratic correspondence of Late Republican Rome. Throughout the book he clearly elucidates not only the linguistic and literary conventions of politeness, but also the political and social framework which made such conventions necessary, particularly the need for Roman aristocrats to preserve 'face.' Labels: preservation, roman empire, scholar |
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| Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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Look What They Found Deep in the Sea! |
 Five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks that date from sometime between the 1st century B.C. and the 4th century A.D. have been found deep in the sea off the small Mediterranean island Ventotene, which is part of an archipelago off Italy's west coast between Rome and Naples. The Associated Press reports that archaeologists also found the ships' cargo largely intact, including amphorae, which are vases used for holding wine, olive oil and other products, as well as pots, kitchen tools and metal and glass objects. One of the ships was carrying moratoria, which are large bowls used to grind grains, while another was loaded with African amphorae carrying garum, a fish sauce that was a delicacy in ancient Rome.
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The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) |
| The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies. Labels: preservation, road, roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Discovery of Roman town fourth century skeleton puzzles archaeologists |
| They say it is one of the best preserved but least understood Roman towns in existence but now a new discovery has left researchers even more puzzled. Archaeologists who have been uncovering secrets of the ancient past at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum, at present-day Caistor St Edmund, just outside Norwich, over the past two weeks have unearthed skeletal remains of a fourth century body. The skeleton, thought to be of a man, was discovered in a 3ft deep pit in an “unusual position”. Mystery surrounds the discovery which has come midway into a three week excavation of the site. Dr Will Bowden, associate professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, who is heading up the dig, said: “At first we thought we were in the cemetery area of the town but as it emerged it became very clear it was not a normal burial at all. Labels: grave, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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The cemetery at Birdoswald Roman fort is being excavated for the first time |
| Situated on a cliff edge, this important part of the World Heritage site is under serious threat because of erosion. The damage caused by river action has accelerated over the last three years so English Heritage is working with Newcastle University to preserve what is left of the military cemetery. Professor Ian Haynes, chair of archaeology at the university, said: “We know from earlier discoveries in and around the fort site that Birdoswald had a very cosmopolitan population during the Roman period. Labels: grave, military, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Roman Theatre and Early Comedies |
| Poets and playwrights of the early Roman theatre who translated and adapted Greek comedies are credited with their preservation. There were two forms of early Roman theatre – fabula palliata and fabula togata. Fabula Palliata refers to translations and adaptations of Greek plays into Latin, and to the original works of Roman playwrights based upon Greek plays. Wearing pallium (Greek cloaks), the actors performed in plays that appeared to satirize the Greeks. In fact, Rome and its citizens were the objects of the ridicule. Labels: entertainement, preservation, roman empire, theatre |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway |
Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begin the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall in England, in order to preserve it effectively. Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England. An important Roman cremation cemetery, situated on a cliff edge, forms part of the World Heritage Site at Birdoswald Fort, Cumbria.
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| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
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Experts baffled by remains found at Roman site in Caistor |
THEY say it is one of the best preserved but least understood Roman towns in existence but now a new discovery has left researchers even more puzzled.Archaeologists who have been uncovering secrets of the ancient past at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum, at present-day Caistor St Edmund, just outside Norwich, over the past two weeks have unearthed skeletal remains of a fourth century body. FollowingLabels: preservation, united kingdom |
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| Monday, September 14, 2009 |
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Teutoburg Forest: The Battle That Saved the West |
September, 9 A.D., Kalkriese Hill, northern Germany: the Germanic warriors waited in grim silence. Three Roman legions, commanded by General Publius Quintilius Varus, advanced across the Rhine into Anglo-Saxon territory. The Romans hoped to expand Roman power, Roman law, and Roman culture. The Germans hoped to preserve their Teutonic laws and institutions and their way of life. FollowingLabels: germany, preservation, teutoburg |
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| Friday, September 11, 2009 |
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Museum in Docklands - Events |
Roman Amphitheatre
A chance to see the excavated remains of London's only Roman amphitheatre preserved beneath the Guildhall Yard. Ticket includes a guided tour with curator Jenny Hall and entrance to the Guildhall Art Gallery.
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
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| Saturday, February 15, 2003 |
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| Chariots of fire
Archaeologists in north-eastern Greece have discovered a remarkable Roman burial site with well-preserved remains of chariots and horses which were most probably used to take the dead to be cremated.
feb03w3 Labels: greece, preservation |
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| Saturday, February 08, 2003 |
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| Friday, November 08, 2002 |
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| Roads from Rome
Many people are pleased and proud to know that they live near a Roman road. There is considerable enjoyment to be had from walking along preserved lengths of such roads, while names such as Watling Street and Fosse Way have become integral parts of our heritage.
nov02w2 Labels: preservation, road, rome |
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| Friday, August 02, 2002 |
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| Troubled Tyre sees hatching of preservation plan Tyre is threatened by troubles as deep as the purple dye that made its name.
The city that gave Europe its name, the Greeks the basis of the alphabet and Roman emperors their sartorial savoir-faire has been going through a distinctly shabby phase of late. aug02w1 Labels: preservation |
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