A new internet friend just sent me this link to a marvelous site about ancient Roman Paris. It not only includes beautiful 3D graphics of reconstructions of...
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Ancient Roman ramming tool found Bronze rostrum found in sea off Sicily may be from Punic War (ANSA) - Palermo, July 1 - An extremely rare Roman bronze rostrum...
EURIPIDES' 'LOST TRAGEDY' TO BE STAGED AT EPHESUS (ANSAmed) - ANKARA, JULY 2 - "Phaethon", a recently discovered tragedy written by a prominent tragedian of...
Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day...
Hundreds run in revival of ancient Greek games Agence France-Presse, June 21, 2008 Some 600 people clad in tunics raced barefoot in the ruins of an ancient ...
Greek Style Architecture Found in the Ancient Achaemenid City CHN [Iran], 25 June 2008 Archaeologists have used geological surveys in the south of Iran to ...
Roman Era tombs unearthed Athens News Agency, 08-07-03 Five intact tombs dating to the Roman era were unearthed in Krinides on Thursday by Philippi municipal...
What titles or honors was Tiberius awarded when he became "Emperor"? I am a bit confussed as to if he simply didn't use some of the honors (such as Augustus)...
Hello DKM. Here is what Suetonius wrote about Tiberius and his titles: "Once relieved of fear, he at first played a most unassuming part, almost humbler than...
Hello. I read about this on BBC.com. However, I forgot to get the link and can no longer find it. Anyway, apparently the Italian government has declared a...
... Upon 'accession' (in September 14 A.D.) Tiberius became Imperator Tiberius Caesar Augustus (so Imperator and Augustus were added to his name; when he was...
The sheer volume of visitors (2.5 million per year) is taking a massive toll. Their general movement wears down the roads, particularly in the more frequented...
Apparently a collaboration of the University of Rome with cybernetic companies like the Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics, the Swiss Federal...
Helps quite a bit, thank you. I read a lot on Caesar Augustus and when they talk about Tiberius coming to power after his death some of what I read say he...
"Arab" Found in Danish Iron-Age Grave National Geographic News, June 24, 2008 An ancient Dane with Arabian genes is part of a DNA study that suggests ...
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'Stylish' Roman life found on dig BBC, 30 June 2008 The "stylish" lives of the affluent have been unearthed at one of the "best preserved" Roman towns in...
Ancient Eclipse Found in "The Odyssey," Scientists Say National Geographic News, June 23, 2008 "The sun has perished out of heaven, and an evil mist has...
Hello. Having read your response, I feel it necessary to question some of your statements... ... were ... * Suetonius may be a notorious writer, but that...
Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia Site discovered during construction of a road junction (ANSA) - Perugia, July 8 - An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced...
Run-down heritage sites embarrass the Greeks The Guardian [UK], June 23, 2008 Extra staff have been dispatched to guard the great cultural gems of Greece as...
Pumice As A Time Witness ScienceDaily, June 27, 2008 A chemist of Vienna University of Technology demonstrates how chemical fingerprints of volcanic eruptions...
Very interesting . . . The common heritage of Malta and Sicily The Malta Independent, June 29, 2008 The Sicilians who come to Malta visit Valletta and Gozo,...
Pompeii: Deterioration and excellent visit tip (last paragraphs) I have been lucky enough to visit Pompeii (with numerous trips also to Oplontis, the villas...
