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Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...
Ancient tomb tied to Roman gladiator discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...
‘Rare’ lost tomb of Roman gladiator found 2,000 years later in ‘extraordinary’ discovery: scientists
Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...
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Roman gladiator's lost tomb is FOUND in Italy after 2,000 years
Regardless, the discovery adds a fresh twist to Roman history as the individual may have been involved ... archeologists ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
A 2,000-Year-Old Gladiator Tomb Has Been Found in Italy
A 2,000-year-old gladiator tomb has been discovered in a necropolis outside of Naples, Italy. Archaeologists excavating the ...
Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tomb
Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a ...
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.
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‘Rare’ lost tomb of Roman gladiator found 2,000 years later in ‘extraordinary’ discovery: scientists
Researchers identified the burial spot at the dig site (pictured) as a gladiator tomb thanks to a funerary ... role and memory of these fighters in Roman society,” per a translated statement ...
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Roman gladiator's lost tomb is FOUND in Italy after 2,000 years
Regardless, the discovery adds a fresh twist to Roman history as the individual may ... sq ft 'necropolis' – a cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The site's necropolis has around 20-30 ...