Thousands of shattered fragments were discovered beneath London. Piece by piece, archaeologists reconstructed them—revealing the elaborate decoration of a wealthy Roman home lost for nearly 2,000 years.
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Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-fresco-villa-0022206
#romanempire — Public Fediverse posts
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Wall Paintings Found Near Ancient Smyrna’s Agora and Theater
https://romanempiretimes.com/smyrna-wall-paintings-agora-theater/
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Wall Paintings Found Near Ancient Smyrna’s Agora and Theater
Three late-antique rooms with mosaic and marble floors accompany newly reported wall paintings around Smyrna’s agora and theater in modern İzmir.
https://romanempiretimes.com/smyrna-wall-paintings-agora-theater/
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A Roman Ritual for Night Lightning Comes to Light at Hadrian’s Villa
https://romanempiretimes.com/hadrians-villa-summanus-lightning-ritual-inscription-roman-rite/
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A Roman Ritual for Night Lightning Comes to Light at Hadrian’s Villa
An inscribed slab found in place at Hadrian’s Villa points to a Roman lightning rite. Its ancient parallels show what the evidence can – and cannot – tell us.
https://romanempiretimes.com/hadrians-villa-summanus-lightning-ritual-inscription-roman-rite/
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2,220 years ago, Roman Women Marched to Overturn a Law Banning Fashion and Luxury
https://buymeacoffee.com/newscafe/2-220-years-ago-roman-women-marched-overturn-law-banning-fashion-luxury
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