In a quiet corner of Hadrian’s Villa, wedged between the so-called Amphitheater and a low bench of volcanic tufa rock, sits a marble slab measuring roughly 40 by 35 centimeters (about 16 by 14 inches). It has not moved in some 1,900 years. Two lines of carved capital letters explain why archaeologists are excited: FVLGVR […]

On the Turkish coast of the Black Sea, there is a Roman city called Pompeiopolis. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with the Pompeii buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. This one takes its name from Pompey the Great, the Roman general who founded it in 64 or 63 BC as one of […]

Underwater archaeology is experiencing a silent revolution. For decades, researchers have measured the importance of ancient ports by looking almost exclusively at what they could see: piers, breakwaters, and the size of the inner basins. But an international team of researchers has shown that this approach is incomplete. Ships did not only dock at the […]

Three decades have passed since the collection of gold jewelry appeared in the Šarkamen mausoleum, and now this Roman imperial complex has once again surprised the archaeological community with a discovery of equal significance. Inside the southwest corner tower of the fortified residential palace of the tetrarch Maximinus Daza, an imperial balneum has been located, […]

The archaeological site of Mellaria, located in the municipality of Fuente Obejuna, in the province of Córdoba, continues to provide insights into the economic and daily life of this Roman city that flourished in the Conventus Cordubensis. Successive excavation campaigns have uncovered a varied collection of lead objects, including commercial tags, balance weights, and small […]

The archaeological find could hardly have been more modest: a small ring made of copper alloy, with a few Greek letters engraved on it and the image of a ceramic vessel. Yet its insignificant appearance conceals an extraordinary story that has kept specialists on tenterhooks since its existence was revealed in 2018. The seal, recovered […]

A team of archaeologists from the University of Girona has identified several ceramic fragments in the Roman villa of Collet, located on the Girona coast, which belonged to a large vessel decorated with a handle ending in two snake heads. The piece, dated to the Augustan period (27 BC–14 AD), displays characteristics that link it […]

Excavations led by the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University of Burdur (MAKÜ) at the archaeological site of the ancient Greek Kibyra, in southwestern Turkey, have brought to light fragments of four marble sculptures from the Roman era, including a complete representation of Emperor Hadrian, 2.14 meters tall, and another of his wife, Empress Sabina. The work, […]

The excavations carried out on Street B of the archaeological complex of Side, on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey (founded by Greek colonists from Cyme, according to Strabo and Flavius Arrian), have concluded after uncovering a road axis approximately 390 meters long that preserves traces of its architectural evolution between the Roman period and […]

A team of underwater archaeologists and geologists from Sapienza University of Rome and the Center for Maritime Studies has located, off the town of Santa Marinella north of Rome, the remains of an ancient pier and dock which, according to researchers, constitute the earliest known evidence of a mooring point associated with an Etruscan temple. […]