On the 2,000th anniversary of the emperor’s death work will finally start to reopen historic site to visitors He was Rome’s first emperor, the founder of a world-dominating imperial dynasty, and a builder of roads and stunning temples who brought peace to a far-flung empire; a man so powerful the Roman senate named a month […]
Iron stylus uncovered at Bloomberg building site in City of London is ‘one of the most human finds’, say archaeologists It sounds just like the kind of joke that is ubiquitous in today’s cheap-and-cheerful souvenir industry: “I went to Rome and all I got you was this lousy pen.” But the tongue-in-cheek inscription recently deciphered […]
Amateur cavers map network of passages built by Roman emperor at Tivoli to keep slaves, oxen and victuals below stairs Amateur cavers have mapped a vast network of tunnels underneath Hadrian’s Villa outside Rome, leading archaeologists to radically revise their views of one of ancient Rome’s most imposing imperial retreats. Lowering themselves through light shafts […]
The Treasure of San Gennaro, said to be worth more than the Crown Jewels in Tower of London, goes on display in Rome A rich collection of jewel-encrusted religious treasures that represent seven centuries of faith, cultish devotion and superstition went on display for the first time in Rome on Wednesday. “The Treasure of San […]
