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  1. Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri

    X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could help researchers read more Herculaneum scrolls without opening them. Tiny amounts of lead in ancient ink create a strong X-ray signal. The Herculaneum papyri were buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/sci

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  2. Watch: Metal Detectorist Finds 934 Roman Silver Coins Near Cologne

    A reported 934 denarii recovered near Wesseling form an unusually large hoard from Hadrian’s era. Archaeologists have not identified who buried them or why.

    romanempiretimes.com/watch-met

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  3. Watch: Metal Detectorist Finds 934 Roman Silver Coins Near Cologne

    A reported 934 denarii recovered near Wesseling form an unusually large hoard from Hadrian’s era. Archaeologists have not identified who buried them or why.

    romanempiretimes.com/watch-met

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  4. Watch: Metal Detectorist Finds 934 Roman Silver Coins Near Cologne

    A reported 934 denarii recovered near Wesseling form an unusually large hoard from Hadrian’s era. Archaeologists have not identified who buried them or why.

    romanempiretimes.com/watch-met

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  5. ‘There was something bigger in the ground here’: Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from time of emperor Hadrian

    When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #archaeologicalmonuments #EmperorHadrian #metaldetectorist #OliverRiedl #Rhineland #Romanemperor #RomanEmpire #RomanRepublic #Romansilvercoins
    europesays.com/germany/96540/

  6. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Found in Spain’s Ancient Segisamo

    A kitchen from the age of Augustus and Tiberius preserves imported Roman cookware beside pottery rooted in local Turmogi traditions.

    romanempiretimes.com/roman-kit

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  7. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Found in Spain’s Ancient Segisamo

    A kitchen from the age of Augustus and Tiberius preserves imported Roman cookware beside pottery rooted in local Turmogi traditions.

    romanempiretimes.com/roman-kit

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  8. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Found in Spain’s Ancient Segisamo

    A kitchen from the age of Augustus and Tiberius preserves imported Roman cookware beside pottery rooted in local Turmogi traditions.

    romanempiretimes.com/roman-kit

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  9. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Found in Spain’s Ancient Segisamo

    A kitchen from the age of Augustus and Tiberius preserves imported Roman cookware beside pottery rooted in local Turmogi traditions.

    romanempiretimes.com/roman-kit

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  10. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Found in Spain’s Ancient Segisamo

    A kitchen from the age of Augustus and Tiberius preserves imported Roman cookware beside pottery rooted in local Turmogi traditions.

    romanempiretimes.com/roman-kit

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  11. Roman roads didn’t all lead to Rome, study finds other cities were better connected

    A new study of nearly 300,000 kilometers of Roman roads shows how geography and major cities shaped movement across the empire. The findings challenge the old idea that Roman roads formed a simple system leading toward Rome...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

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  12. Roman roads didn’t all lead to Rome, study finds other cities were better connected

    A new study of nearly 300,000 kilometers of Roman roads shows how geography and major cities shaped movement across the empire. The findings challenge the old idea that Roman roads formed a simple system leading toward Rome...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #ancientrome

  13. Roman roads didn’t all lead to Rome, study finds other cities were better connected

    A new study of nearly 300,000 kilometers of Roman roads shows how geography and major cities shaped movement across the empire. The findings challenge the old idea that Roman roads formed a simple system leading toward Rome...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #ancientrome

  14. Roman roads didn’t all lead to Rome, study finds other cities were better connected

    A new study of nearly 300,000 kilometers of Roman roads shows how geography and major cities shaped movement across the empire. The findings challenge the old idea that Roman roads formed a simple system leading toward Rome...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #ancientrome

  15. Roman roads didn’t all lead to Rome, study finds other cities were better connected

    A new study of nearly 300,000 kilometers of Roman roads shows how geography and major cities shaped movement across the empire. The findings challenge the old idea that Roman roads formed a simple system leading toward Rome...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/rom

    Follow @archaeology

    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #ancientrome

  16. “All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

    2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

    But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

    This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260921

    #RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE

  17. “All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

    2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

    But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

    This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260921

    #RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE

  18. “All roads lead to Rome”: Data analysis of Roman roads debunks the proverb.

    2000 years ago, the Romans built the world’s first road network that spanned an entire continent.

    But, not all roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome, and they were less straight than modern roads.

    This is now illuminated by a data-based study of the most comprehensive map of the road network in the Roman Empire.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260921

    #RomanEmpire #Rome #Roads #History #AarhusUniversity #Science #ItinerE

  19. Ancient Rome Built 190,000 Miles Of Roads And Researchers Just Traced Them All

    It’s no easy feat to build a roadway let alone a highway system — especially one that stretches…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #highwaysystem #RomanEmpire #straightroad #straightroads #TomBrughmans #WesternRomanEmpire
    europesays.com/italy/49929/

  20. Rome Opens the Painted City and Great Mosaic Beneath Trajan’s Baths

    Restored first-century wall art beneath the Baths of Trajan is now open in controlled visits, alongside new excavation results from Colle Oppio.

    romanempiretimes.com/painted-c

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  21. Rome Opens the Painted City and Great Mosaic Beneath Trajan’s Baths

    Restored first-century wall art beneath the Baths of Trajan is now open in controlled visits, alongside new excavation results from Colle Oppio.

    romanempiretimes.com/painted-c

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  22. Rome Opens the Painted City and Great Mosaic Beneath Trajan’s Baths

    Restored first-century wall art beneath the Baths of Trajan is now open in controlled visits, alongside new excavation results from Colle Oppio.

    romanempiretimes.com/painted-c

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  23. Rome Opens the Painted City and Great Mosaic Beneath Trajan’s Baths

    Restored first-century wall art beneath the Baths of Trajan is now open in controlled visits, alongside new excavation results from Colle Oppio.

    romanempiretimes.com/painted-c

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  24. Rome Opens the Painted City and Great Mosaic Beneath Trajan’s Baths

    Restored first-century wall art beneath the Baths of Trajan is now open in controlled visits, alongside new excavation results from Colle Oppio.

    romanempiretimes.com/painted-c

    #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #History

  25. All Roads Lead to… Istanbul?

    The old line about all roads leading to Rome? Not so much, a new study finds. Researchers…
    #EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #archaeology #roads #RomanEmpire #Rome
    europesays.com/turkiye/53114/