Romans

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

The suspects caused severe damage to the site, which is located in a protected antiquities area.

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Antiquities robbers arrested after damaging Roman-period cave in Galilee. January 19.
A fresco of a peacock unearthed at the Villa Poppaea in Oplontis, on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, in Torre Annunziata, Italy, in this handout released December 18, 2025.

New frescoes unearthed in villa near Pompeii show 'extraordinary details and colors'

Archaeologists found a nearly complete peahen fresco, missing its head, dating to the mid-first century B.C., that may have belonged to Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero.

|ByREUTERS
A jug holding a vast number of Roman coins was found during an excavation at a French village.

Ancient piggy bank: Excavation in France reveals 40,000 Roman coins from 1,700 years ago

The experts who analysed the coins believe, based on the dates on the coins, that the discovery unburied a treasure which was buried between A.D. 280 and 310.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Civil Administration seizes dozens of archaeological artifacts from the Burj Lasana site north of Ramallah in the West Bank, December 4, 2025.

Civil Administration recovers dozens of looted artifacts from West Bank site

A targeted operation at "Burj Lasana," in Area B, near Wadi Haramiya, recovered Crusader- and Byzantine-era items from a villa built inside the site.

|ByANNA BARSKY

Ancient Celtiberian inscription found on spindle whorl at La Peña del Castro

The inscribed spindle whorl, dating to the 1st century BC, features one of the oldest examples of writing in northern Iberia, using the Celtiberian alphabet.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Bulls of Guisando are a set of celtiberian sculptures located on the hill of Guisando in the municipality of El Tiemblo, Avila, Spain.

Nero's 2,000-year-old Patara lighthouse to shine again

Built by emperor Nero in 64 AD, the lighthouse has been restored using thousands of original stones.

MARCH 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nero's 2,000-year-old Patara lighthouse to shine again.

Villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, in Roman-era ’Vortex of Luxury’ and ‘Harbor of Vice’

Since 2005, the ground in the Campi Flegrei area has risen by 138 cm, with 20 cm recorded in 2024, showing an acceleration of the phenomenon, according to the National Institute of Geophysics.

MARCH 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, in Roman-era ’Vortex of Luxury’ and ‘Harbor of Vice’.

'The sweetest child in the world’: Mother’s tribute found on 3rd-century Pergamon tombstone

A tile found in the excavation bears the inscription "Bazilike," meaning "belonging to the king" in ancient Greek.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Archaeologists discover Isis statuette at ancient Roman site in Mallén, Spain

The statuette represents a domestic cult, offering new insights into eastern religious influences and Egyptian cults in Roman-era Hispania homes.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Archaeologists discover Isis statuette at ancient Roman site in Mallén, Spain.

Re-evaluation of 2nd century Colchester vase fleshes out Roman-era gladiator fights in Britain

An inscription on the vase names gladiators Memnon and Valentinus, suggesting it commemorates a real combat event in Colchester.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Re-evaluation of 2nd century Colchester vase fleshes out Roman-era gladiator fights in Britain.

'Hercules of Valdelsa': 1700-year-old Roman statue found in Montaione, Florence

The statue is over 50 centimeters tall, headless, and can be reassembled from three matching fragments.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tuscany, Italy.

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics

Experts believe the sword was deposited as a funerary offering during a Przeworsk culture burial.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Roman spatha sword dating back 2000 years found in Poland's Jura region.

2000-year-old Roman basilica found under London’s streets

An archaeological excavation in the heart of London unearthed remnants of the city's first Roman basilica, a nearly 2,000-year-old public building.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mid-3rd century Roman Mithraeum also known as the Temple of Mithras, now beneath Bloomberg's European headquarters in the City of London.

Reed straws, and reusable bronze filters--How Roman-era people drank

Bronze beverage filter from fifth century uncovered at Hadrianopolis.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Reed straws, and reusable bronze filters--How Roman-era people drank.