Archaeologists discover lost home of Rome's first emperor Story by Harriet Brewis ... reigned as Ancient Rome’s first emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. One of the greatest figures of ...
This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place ...
Archaeologists say they may have discovered the death site of the Roman Empire's founder in southern Italy. Excavations carried out by researchers from the University of Tokyo at the northern foot ...
A haunting sight at the archaeological site. The face of a statue of the god Dionysus as it's painstakingly chipped away from and brushed free of millennia of built-up deposits. Credit: 2024 ...
Excavations north of Mount Vesuvius revealed Roman ruins buried by the eruption in 79 C.E. Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Researchers found several amphorae, ancient vases that stored wine, in ...
Pompeii was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, killing several thousands. Ever since the 18th century, excavations have been removing volcanic rock to uncover the ...
Archaeologists say they may have discovered the death site of the Roman Empire's founder in southern Italy. Excavations carried out by researchers from the University of Tokyo at the northern foot of ...
Specific findings at the site, buried by multiple eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, suggest it might have been the home of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (Octavian), the founding emperor of the Roman ...
The Roman Empire continues to turn up secrets and treasures even after ending thousands of years ago. More recently, archaeologists working in southern Italy stumbled across a site that they ...
A group of archaeologists, led by researchers from the University of Tokyo, announce the discovery of a part of a Roman villa built before the middle of the first century. This villa, near the town of ...