Reconstruction of a Gallo-Roman Resident of Switzerland from Circa 700 AD
By circa 700 AD, the Western Roman Empire had collapsed for over two centuries, and yet remnants of the Gallo-Roman culture was found in many…
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Gallo-Roman necropolis revealed at the French city of Mâcon
A preventive archaeological excavation carried out by INRAP at the city of Mâcon (in east-central France) revealed the remains of a necropolis dated from circa…
Archaeologists discover magnificent mosaics in the long lost Gallo-Roman city of Ucetia
The present day small town and commune of Uzès in southern France is known for its tourism, wine-making and licorice production. But the name in…
Large Gallo-Roman villa with preserved ‘thermae’ discovered in Brittany, France
By late 1st century AD, a large number of people living in the Gaul regions were endowed with Roman citizenship, a significant factor that led…
2,300-year old Greek necropolis found in Bari, southern Italy
Magna Graecia (‘Great Greece’ or Megalē Hellas) pertains to the various coastal factions and settlements of southern Italy that were colonized by the Greeks from…
Gallic amphorae found in the Mediterranean near Italy
It is not often that archaeologists come across ancient cargo possibly stolen by the Romans themselves. Well, such a rare occurrence happened in November of…
Goths – 14 things you should know about the ancient Germanic warriors
Goths – the very name alludes to the chaotic times in continental Europe that derailed the existence of the Western Roman Empire. And while the…
Cernunnos figurine possibly found in Cambridgeshire, England
The National Trust’s Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, which now comprises a working farm and a Georgian mansion house, also boasts its fair share of late…
Lost ancient Greek city of Tenea, home of Trojan prisoners of war, found
Archaeologists in Greece have reportedly located the remains of a lost ancient city which, as per mythology, was first inhabited by Trojan war captives after…
14 things you should know about the Carolingian Franks and their armies
The progression of Western Europe from the proverbial (though misleading) ‘Dark Ages’ to what we know as the medieval feudal times corresponded to a matter…
