Hercules Shrine and Ancient Tombs Found on Rome’s Long-Forgotten Eastern Edge

Hercules Shrine and Ancient Tombs Found on Rome’s Long-Forgotten Eastern Edge

Tombs at Parco delle Acacie. Credit: Ministero della Cultura Archaeological excavations on Rome’s eastern edge are shedding new light on the city’s ancient expansion and its religious life, including evidence linked to the cult of Hercules. Work at Parco delle Acacie shows that this part of Rome, long considered peripheral, was shaped by continuous settlement, worship, and infrastructure for centuries, offering a fuller picture of how the ancien…