US EditionAncient Roman tombs, shrine to Hercules discovered in Rome suburb dig
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Rome is not only what can be seen by the naked eye, like the Colosseum or the Palatine. It is much more than that. Under its soil there are still things to discover and dozens of archaeologists work on it every day. In one of the most recent expeditions in the “eternal city”, they found the remains of a sanctuary in honor of Hercules, who was considered a demigod in classical mythology. In addition, experts rescued aristocratic tombs and giant c…
2,400-year-old tombs and possible shrine uncovered in Rome
ROME, ITALY—Live Science reports that two 2,400-year-old tombs have been uncovered in the Parco delle Acacie near Via Pietralata in northeastern Rome. One tomb contained a stone sarcophagus and three cremation urns, while the other held the remains of a man’s skeleton. The tombs were found in a cemetery near a shrine thought to have been dedicated to the deified Greek hero Hercules, a roadway leading to the shrine, and two monumental basins that…
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