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Altar of the Twelve Gods sees the light Kathimerini [Greece], February 17, 2011 Renovation work on the aged Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) on the...
I love when that happens . . . Roman Child's Footprints Found Sky News [UK], February 15, 2011 Two thousand-year-old footprints left by a Roman child playing...
Will Dholavira ruins rewrite history of ancient theatre? The Times of India, Feb 1, 2011 The 5,000-year-old Harappan ruins of Dholavira in Kutch have the ...
Third-century Roman sculptures discovered PhysOrg.com [USA], February 9, 2011 Archaeologists have unearthed a set of six marble sculptures in Rome that likely...
"Quo Vadis" was on TCM today. Peter Ustinov is good as Nero but my favorite is Jay Robinson as Caligula in both "The Robe" and "Demetrius the Gladiator"....
Ship Wreck Reveals Ancient Secrets of Medicine It has been more than 2,000 years since a Roman merchant ship foundered off the west coast of the Italian...
More on: Stratford-upon-Avon African skeleton was Roman soldier BBC, 25 January 2011 A 1,700-year-old skeleton shows that people of African descent have lived...
For my own satisfaction, I looked up some data. A trireme had 170 oars and a total crew of 200 with 170 rowers and 14 soldiers If one uses Polybios number of a...
Bog bodies baffle scientists [I love a good alliteration] USA Today, Jan 16, 2011 Scholars have long tried to make sense out of one of the oddities of the ...
I love when that happens . . . Building site dig unearths Roman pottery fragments Basingstoke Gazette [UK], 29th January 2011 ROMAN pottery and Anglo-Saxon...
How the Romans made pottery in Britain PhysOrg.com [USA], January 21, 2011 In the shadow of Hadrian's Wall, Roman soldiers defended their empire's northern...
"Golden year" in archeological excavations in Aegean region Zaman [Turkey], 12 January 2011 Hundreds of valuable historical artifacts, most of which were made...
Some of you will remember David Rohl from his 'Pharaohs & Kings' television special on The Discovery Channel & The Learning Channel. David's Egyptology &...
I just finished listening to Arrian's anabasis of Alexander the Great. It seemed as though after Alexander's men refused to go any farther in India, Alexander...
Nice little urner: Electric lamp sells for £445,000 after it is revealed to be a 2,000-year-old relic The entrance hall was certainly grand enough, but maybe...
East Wear Bay dig uncovers hundreds of Roman artefacts Kent News, 23/01/2011 Hundreds of artefacts have been unearthed during an excavation at the site of a...
Ibiza Uncovered Ibiza Spotlight [Spain], 19 January 2011 Archaeologists working at Ibiza castle – currently being converted into a luxury Parador hotel -...
I love when that happens . . . Hints of Lost Caligula Palace Found Thanks to Thief Discovery News [USA], Jan 18, 2011 Italian police might have found...
Bosra Roman Bathhouses' Unique Architectural Design: New Discoveries Syrian Arab News Agency, Jan 16, 2011 The Roman bathhouses in the archeological city of...
Fall of Rome Recorded in Trees When empires rise and fall and plagues sweep over the land, people have traditionally cursed the stars. But perhaps they should...
Roman treasure discovered in Silloth field Whitehaven News [UK], 11 January 2011 John Murray, 66, was amazed to find 308 Roman coins, some thought to be nearly...
King Tut's Wife's Tomb May Emerge in 2011 Discovery News [USA], Jan 3, 2011 The tomb of King Tut's wife, a buried pyramid, the Great Pyramid's secret doors,...
