Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods
Rome, Italy Reuters Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed an ancient building site that sheds light on construction techniques used by the Romans to make iconic structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, Italy’s culture ministry said on Monday. The site was probably active until the volcanic Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, destroying Pompeii […]
Wreck of ancient Roman cargo ship found off the coast near Rome
Rome, Italy Reuters The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy’s Carabinieri police said on Friday. A view of amphorae found by Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in a wreck of an ancient […]
StrangeSights: A castle of clay; playing chess underwater; and, Roman-era boat sails Danube
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Pompeii discoveries shed light on middle class life
Milan, ItalyReuters Archaeologists have discovered four new rooms in a house in Pompeii filled with plates, amphoras and other everyday objects, giving a snapshot of middle class life at the moment Mount Vesuvius’s eruption buried the Roman city in AD 79. The remains of bowls, a hastily emptied trunk, a bed and a crib-shaped terra-cotta […]
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: ARREST
BRUCE C WEARNE, is his commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, looks at how Paul came to be in Roman custody after his return to Jerusalem…