Tag: 2000YearOld

  • New Imaging Technology Revels Spicy, 2,000-Year-Old Graffiti Along Pompeii Passageway

    Researchers at the Pompeii Archaeological Park have utilized cutting-edge imaging technology to decipher centuries-old graffiti—both textual and figurative, some of it quite spicy!—written on the walls of a theater district corridor in the ancient city. The project, called Bruits de coulous (Rumors) was initiated by a team from the Sorbonne in Paris and the University read more

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  • Archeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Basilica Designed by Vitruvius: ‘The Tutankhamun of the 21st Century’

    Italian officials unveiled the discovery of a 2,000-year-old basilica that archeologists have attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect, at a press conference on Monday, according to a report in Reuters. The ancient basilica, which would have been used as a public building in ancient Rome, was built at Fanum Fortunae and completed in 19 read more

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