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A Unique Snake-Decorated Vessel Linked to the Secret Cult of the God Sabazios Found in a Roman Villa in Girona

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 […]

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Roman statues from the 2nd century A.D., including those of Emperor Hadrian and his wife Sabina, found in the ancient Greek city of Kibyra

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, […]

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Heracles Gate with Reliefs of His 12 Labors Found in the Ancient Greek City of Side in Anatolia

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 […]

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Submerged Etruscan Port from the 4th Century BC, the Oldest Linked to a Temple, Discovered Two Meters Deep off the Coast of Rome

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. […]

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