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Does Jesus Have Roots in Iran? Meet Mithras, the Pagan Christ
It sounds like a plot that Dan Brown might have dreamed up: Christianity has nebulous but symbiotic roots in an underground pagan religion and the figure of Jesus himself was modelled on a pagan god...
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Earliest Paintings of Jesus’s Apostles Uncovered in Roman Catacomb
It was announced at a press conference yesterday in Rome that the oldest known images of the apostles Peter, Andrew and John have been uncovered in one of the city’s Christian catacombs. The images...
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The Source of Trajan’s Aqueduct at Risk – from Men and Fig Trees
It was reported in the Telegraph earlier this month that the documentary researchers who identified and filmed the source of an aqueduct built by Trajan in 109 AD are battling for access to the site...
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Roman Infanticide in Buckinghamshire: Unwanted Babies Linked to Brothel?
Why were 97 new-born babies buried in the grounds of a Roman villa at Hambleden near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, during the third and fourth centuries AD? This is a mystery that has endured for...
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Roman Ships and Amphorae Found off Sardinia and Panarea
Roman ship-discovery season is in full flow, with several finds and explorations announced in the past week. Yesterday Ansa ran a story about the discovery of a 25-metre merchant ship from the first...
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Excavations at the Mamertine Prison Find Evidence of Pre-Christian Cult and...
On Tuesday this week public offices in Rome shut down as the city celebrated the feast-day of two of its patron saints, Peter and Paul. So it was an appropriate time for Rome’s archaeological...
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Roman Mystery Woman Discovered Near Hereford: Not a Female Gladiator
An unusual Roman burial has been uncovered at a site near Hereford. The female, buried in the first or second century AD, was unusually strong and is buried in a well made coffin. Robin Jackson,...
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Review: July’s American Journal of Archaeology Focuses on the Classical World
The July issue, volume 114.3, of the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) is out now. This month’s issue brings six main articles on subjects ranging from the statues of Manitushu, the culture of...
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Roman Villa Discovered Near Tewkesbury
A previously unknown Roman villa has been discovered in England by archaeologists excavating an area in preparation for a pipeline to be laid near Tewkesbury. The excavation has uncovered part of a...
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300 Looted Antiquities Displayed in the Colosseum
More than 300 looted antiquities, estimated to be worth more than EUR15 million, were displayed to the press this morning in Rome, having been repatriated to Italy after they were discovered in a...
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