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This ancient amphitheatre near Rome doesn’t know if it’s a football pitch or a tourist attraction
This ancient town boasted its own temple, baths, forum and amphitheatre. It even garnered mentions by ancient Rome’s leading literary giants, Virgil and Pliny the Elder. Despite the ancient town ...
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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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Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is ...