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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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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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| Friday, October 23, 2009 |
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Via Domitia - Picture |
| Peter walks on the Via Domitia, the old Roman Road (built in 118 BC) which led between the Alps and the Pyrenees. More. Labels: france, road, roman empire |
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| Monday, October 19, 2009 |
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Will preservation of ancient Roman road destroy the Western Wall? |
| One of the country's leading archaeologists has publicly condemned the Israel Antiquities Authority's failure to object to a plan to construct a building over a site in the Western Wall plaza where a well-preserved ancient Roman road was recently excavated. More. Labels: dig, israel, road, roman empire |
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| Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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Villagers Cook Beans in Antique Roman Jars |
| In 1868, legendary Austro-Hungarian archaeologist and ethnographer Felix Philipp Kanitz while searching for the old Roman road from Ratiaria to Naissus (now Nis, Serbia), stopped in the Bulgarian village of Kladorub, situated some 18 km away from the Black Sea town of Belogradchik. There he saw the ruins of an ancient fortress and towers, orientated towards the four cardinal directions. Kanitz was the first to create the hypothesis that this was the Roman military fort known as Conbustica. At the beginning of the 20th century, excavations started at this site but shortly after the archaeologists lost interest in the fortress. The black archaeologists didn't lose time and started digging in the region. Labels: bulgaria, dig, military, road, roman empire, ruin |
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| Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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3,000 year-old road still in use |
| Via Tiburtina is the name of the ancient road that is still in use, connecting Rome with the town of Tivoli. Architect Hans Bjur, a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and professor Barbro Santillo Frizell, director of the Swedish Institute in Rome, have spent six years travelling along this road as the leaders of a unique interdisciplinary research project, which aims to chart the cultural layers that were created during the course of the road's three-thousand year history. Labels: italy, road, roman empire |
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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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3 Roman military camp sites found in Austria may rewrite history |
| VIENNA - Archaeologists have unearthed three Roman military camp sites archaeologists in Burgenland, Austria, which they say will rewrite the history of the Romans in the country. According to Weiner Zeitung, Stefan Groh, the leader of the Austrian Archeological Institute (OAI) team that discovered the sites, said that the three camp sites near Strebersdorf in Burgenland’s Lutzmannsburg municipality were along the old amber road, the main Roman trading road in the region. Groh said that the objects found at the sites, which cover an area of two hectares, would lead to new understanding of the function of the Roman army. Labels: austria, military, road, roman empire |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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Roman military camp sites discovered in Burgenland |
| Three Roman military camp sites have been unearthed by archaeologists in Burgenland who say their finds will rewrite the history of the Romans in Austria. Stefan Groh, the leader of the Austrian Archeological Institute (ÖAI) team that discovered the sites, said today (Thurs) that the three camp sites near Strebersdorf in Burgenland's Lutzmannsburg municipality were along the old amber road, the main Roman trading road in the region. Labels: austria, dig, military, road, roman empire |
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Roman Roads (Viae Publicae) |
Roman roads (called Viae Publicae in Latin) were an extremely important construction project for imperial Rome, as they allowed for communication and control of the vast Roman empire throughout Europe. Approximately 50,000 miles (or 80,000 kilometers) of roads were constructed between about 350 BC and 150 AD. According to the Roman engineer and architect Vitruvius, Roman roads were created by first digging a trench of about 45-60 centimeters in depth.Labels: road, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
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GGAT 75 Roman Roads in Southeast Wales Year 3 |
This report takes the form of a gazetteer of Roman roads within the former counties of Glamorgan and Gwent. Where possible, information on the line has been presented in map form, and the maps for each road are accompanied by a short description. Appendices present details of roads for which there is insufficient information to permit mapping. FollowingLabels: map, road, united kingdom |
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Segedunum Roman Fort hosts broadcast by Radio 2's Radcliffe and Maconie |
Two of Britain’s leading radio presenters completed the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail last Thursday and finished off their trip with a live broadcast from Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum On Thursday afternoon, BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie arrived at the fort in Wallsend, where they got the last of the six Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail Passport stamps to show they had successfully completed the 84 mile route and collected their certificate and badge for walking the Wall. FollowingLabels: museum, road, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, September 09, 2009 |
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| Tuesday, September 08, 2009 |
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| Saturday, September 05, 2009 |
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| Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
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| Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
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| Friday, November 30, 2007 |
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| Friday, September 29, 2006 |
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| Friday, November 25, 2005 |
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| Sunday, November 20, 2005 |
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| Friday, December 13, 2002 |
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| Friday, December 06, 2002 |
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| Friday, November 29, 2002 |
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| Friday, November 08, 2002 |
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| Cypriot Land Mines
We couldn't get to the fifth-century B.C. tomb at Pyla, said to be one of the finest of the period, because minefields were being cleared that day and the road was closed.
nov02w2 Labels: road |
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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, September 06, 2002 |
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| Archaeology Magazine
The bustling streets of Pompeii today, teeming with tour groups, are not unlike the streets of the ancient city. Deep cuts in Via Consolare's paving stones mark where the metal-rimmed wooden wheels of carts and carriages once transported people and their wares. Overflow from public and private fountains may have flooded the road.
sep02w2 Labels: pompeii, road |
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| Tuesday, August 13, 2002 |
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| Under Centuries of Sand, a Trading Hub 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 the heyday of the Roman Empire. But long ago, the relentless desert buried their remains so completely that it was almost beyond imagination that these places once were pivotal links in a maritime trade route that rivaled the better-known overland Silk Road.
aug02w3 Labels: egypt, road |
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