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In Rome, the Mitreo Barberini—the sanctuary of Mithras hidden beneath the Barberini Palace—reopens to the public

The Barberini Mithraeum, one of the most fascinating sites in underground Rome, will reopen to the public on October 3, 2026. The sanctuary of the ancient cult of Mithras, hidden beneath the Palazzo Barberini, houses one of the most significant depic...
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Germany: A Roman temple dedicated to Mars has been unearthed beneath the Taunus Forest

In the Taunus Forest in Hesse (Germany), just a few centimeters below the surface, archaeologists have uncovered a Roman temple dedicated to Mars, along with votive stones, a statuette of the goddess Victoria, and fragments of what may be a statue of...
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Israel: A 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath weighing 25 metric tons has been discovered. It was moved using a crane.

An ancient Jewish ritual bath, approximately 2,000 years old, four meters wide, and weighing 25 metric tons, was excavated intact from beneath the ground in Kiryat Gat, in southern Israel. Moving it required a crane with a lifting capacity of 300 met...
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Egypt: A Roman pyramid tomb with funerary texts in Greek has been discovered at Bir el-Shaghala

A new archaeological discovery has been announced in the Bir el-Shaghala area, in the Dakhla Oasis, in Egypt’s New Valley Governorate. The news was released byEgypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities through its official channels. An ...
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The Certosa Museum in Genoa opens a new permanent exhibition on the Roman kiln at Rivarolo

A Roman kiln rediscovered in 2023 during subway construction and restored to be returned to the city: this is the new space that the MuCe – the Certosa Museum of Genoa – is inaugurating on the occasion of the 2026 European Heritage Days, ...
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Over 900 Roman denarii discovered near Wesseling: it is the largest Hadrian treasure in Germany

On a farm field near Wesseling, Germany, a treasure hunter equipped with a metal detector discovered a hoard consisting of hundreds of Roman silver coins. The news was reported by the LVR-Amt für Bodendenkmalpflege im Rheinland (LVR-ABR) — the L...
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Albania: A complex featuring six 4th-century mosaics has been discovered in Qesarat

A significant archaeological discovery was made in Qesarat,in the Tepelenë area, in Albania, where an Italian-Albanian archaeological expedition has unearthed an architectural complex featuring six floors decorated with polychrome mosaics, human...
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From Ancient Athletes to the 1948 Olympics: An Exhibition at Palazzo Simi in Bari

The trained body, competition, training, social prestige, and memory form the central themes of ATHLETÉS – The Icon Beyond Time. Athletics, Society, and Funeral Rites in the Peucetan Aristocracies of the Bari Region: this exhibition, org...
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