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Ancient Rome’s ‘Queen of Roads’ eyes Unesco heritage list
By Nahia Peciña Rome, Nov 30 (EFE).- The Appian Way, a strategically important road built over 2,300 years ago to…
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Who were the Riace Warriors? Bronze statues telling their secrets
By Gonzalo Sanchez Rome, Jul 12 (EFE).- Fifty years ago, the Ionic Sea gave up one of its well-guarded secrets…
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Stories of life, death and cannibalism in Neanderthal cave of Guattari
San Felice Circeo, Italy, Jun 1 (EFE).- The Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo, located on the Italian coast between…
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2nd century AD funerary altar of teenage girl discovered in Rome
Rome, May 3 (EFE).- A funerary altar indicating the location of the remains of Valeria, a 13-year-old girl who died…
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Work on Rome’s water system uncovers ancient funerary complex
Rome, Jan 1 (EFE).- An archaeological survey ahead of the installation of new water pipes in Rome’s Appio-Latino district revealed…
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Unusual inscription found inside 2,400-year-old Etruscan helmet
Rome, Dec 28 (EFE).- An “unusual” inscription has been found inside a 2,400-year-old Etruscan helmet that could shed new light…
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The terrible end of ‘last fugitive’ of Herculaneum
Gonzalo Sanchez Rome, Dec 1 (EFE).- The recent discovery of the “last fugitive” of Herculaneum, a 40-year-old man who was…
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Roman Forum’s House of the Vestals opened after 8-year restoration
Rome, Jul 6 (EFE).- After eight years of restoration, the Roman Forum’s House of the Vestals on Tuesday was reopened…
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