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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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Last Roman Era Amphitheater Unearthed Near a Boathouse, Spectators Watched Gladiator Fights in the Arena
While workers prepared the site for a new boathouse near Basel, they uncovered a relic from the past—an enormous Roman amphitheater that once roared with the sounds of gladiator fights and ...
Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...
‘Rare’ lost tomb of Roman gladiator found 2,000 years later in ‘extraordinary’ discovery: scientists
Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...
Tennis stars playing in 1st century ampitheatre where 'gladiators fought for their lives'
The Arena of Nimes - one of the world’s best-preserved Roman-built colosseums - is the home of this weekend’s edition of UTS, ...
This ancient amphitheatre near Rome doesn’t know if it’s a football pitch or a tourist attraction
which includes a vast open expanse dotted with walls and arches – once the amphitheatre and its stands – as well as the ...
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Gladiator tomb found in Liternum necropolis in Campania
A necropolis extending over 150 square meters is emerging in ancient Liternum, near the Forum and the Amphitheater of ... bears the epitaph of a gladiator. The finding suggests that Liternum ...