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A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s west coast, just north of present-day ...
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Ancient Mausoleum With Gladiator’s Epitaph Unearthed in Italy
Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.
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A Luxurious Roman Villa That Had Been Submerged Beneath An Italian Lake For Centuries Just Rose To The Surface
Perhaps they belonged to a lavish villa.” The walls were built in opus reticulatum, a form of brickwork used in early Roman architecture. The style can be seen at structures like Hadrian’s ...
Gladiator tomb found in Liternum necropolis in Campania
The finding suggests that Liternum was not only a residential area but also a resting place for gladiators after their careers in the arena.
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Mausoleum and Tombs with a Gladiator’s Epitaph Discovered in the Ancient Roman Colony of Liternum in Southern Italy
Archaeological excavations in the ancient Roman colony of Liternum, located in the present-day municipality of Giugliano in ...