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A funerary complex from the beginning of the Roman Republic was discovered under the district of Pietralata, in the suburbs of Rome, Italy.The finding included two tombs excavated by rock, a section of well-preserved old road, a cult building and two large piles of stone, according to the Italian Ministry of Culture.The Special Superintendent of Rome announced the discovery on January 14, as part of a wide urban planning program that covered an …
2,400-Year-Old Tombs and Possible Shrine Uncovered in Rome - Archaeology Magazine
Republican-era tomb in the Parco delle Acacie, Rome, Italy ROME, ITALY—Live Science reports that two 2,400-year-old tombs have been uncovered in the Parco delle Acacie near Via Pietralata in northeastern Rome. One tomb contained a stone sarcophagus and three cremation urns, while the other held the remains of a man’s skeleton. The tombs were found in a cemetery near a shrine thought to have been dedicated to the deified Greek hero Hercules, a ro…
2400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome's walls
The two tombs date from the time of Rome's Republic and were found near that city's northeast Via Pietralata.Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.Two elite tombs from the time of the Roman Republic more than 2,400 years ago have been unearthed near Via Pietralata in the northeast of modern Rome.The buried chamber tombs were together in a funerary complex and near what seems to…
Republican-era tombs and a Hercules shrine unearthed in eastern Rome reveal centuries of suburban life
Archaeological excavations at Parco delle Acacie in the Pietralata district of eastern Rome have revealed a long and complex history of settlement outside the ancient city walls. Work led by the Special Superintendency of Rome documents activity from the fifth or fourth century BCE through the first century CE, with weaker traces during the second […]
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