ancient artifacts, archaeology, bronze statues, etruscans, italy, roman empire, romans, tuscan hills
In 2022, archaeologists in Italy discovered 24 perfectly preserved bronze statues while excavating hot springs in San Casciano de Bagni. This is a small town in the Tuscan hills outside Sienna. These statues were buried by mud for over two millennia in this site, which used to be a sacred place for both Etruscans and ...
Despite the considerable progress in medical science and technologies in today’s modern society, there are still incurable diseases and new and previously unknown conditions being diagnosed all the time. Some people with advanced abilities believe that the causes of these diseases have not only appeared in the person’s life, but are related to previous lives ...
Pioneering technology has helped experts find a lost camp built and used by thousands of Roman soldiers sent to conquer Northwest Iberia. The discovery is the largest and oldest Roman military fortified enclosure excavated so far in Galicia and northern Portugal. The foundations of the enclosure wall date from around the second century B.C. Experts ...
It is quite well known that the ancient Romans were used to living lavish lifestyles. They were great connoisseurs of art too. However, their love of animals as pets is lesser known. If historical artifacts found in the famous city of Pompeii are anything to go by, citizens of the Roman Empire were canine lovers ...
The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites thanks to remote sensing technology has revealed more about one of the empire’s most infamous battles. Analysis of the 66 camps shows the Roman army had a larger presence in the region than previously thought during the 200-year battle to conquer the Iberian Peninsula. The discovery ...
Seneca The Younger was a Roman Stoic philosopher who lived between 4 BCE and 65 CE. Born in Spain, he moved up the political hierarchy in Rome to become a popular statesman. Seneca’s life He moved to Rome as a young boy where he was educated in philosophy and trained as an orator. At the ...
Apart from gold and other precious metals, the Roman Empire used glass to create jewelry. Their precious jewelry gives us a comprehension of their culture and civilization. Just like other ancient societies, Rome also had its unique strata of interpersonal classes. In the Roman civilization, jewelry was used to show the cultural status of an ...