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Cult temples and sacrificial pit unearthed at ancient Roman camp in Germany

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of two Roman temples and a sacrificial pit in Germany. The building remnants, located at the site of a former Roman camp known as Haltern in northwestern ...
Newsweek

Archaeologists’ Pagan Temple Find Challenges History of Roman Christianity

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient pagan temple from the Roman period in Italy. The temple was found during excavations in the ancient hilltop town of Spello, which is ...
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Colossal Greek and Roman temples: Engineering marvels of antiquity from Salinas to Baalbek

This comprehensive exploration examines the incredible scale and ingenuity behind the construction of ancient Greek and Roman temples. From the massive column drums at Salinas to the towering ...
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Ancient Roman temple complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, left, and Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin cut the ribbon to inaugurate the walkways and nighttime illumination of the so called 'Sacred Area' where four temples, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the Netherlands, Volunteer Archaeologists Find Roman Temple Complex

Archaeologists have discovered a roughly 2,000-year-old Roman temple complex in the Netherlands, Dutch officials announced this month. The site is located not far from the Roman Limes in Germany, ...
Artnet

How a 4th-Century Letter Led to the Discovery of an Ancient Roman Temple in Italy

Excavated at the Medieval hilltop city were three inner walls of what was a monumental structure, likely an ancient pagan temple, underneath a parking lot. Their whereabouts were pinpointed by Douglas ...
New Republic

Archaeologists Have Found the Oldest Roman Temple

There are a lot of things historians don't know much about. Ancient Rome is not one of them. Most classical archaeologists would count themselves lucky to add a shard of terracotta to a museum's ...
CNN

‘Extremely rare’ Roman temple discovered on supermarket building site

Sarsina is a sleepy, rural town of barely 3,000 residents straddling the pristine Apennine mountains in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, surrounded by stunning views and grazing sheep. While it has a ...
The Conversation

Roman temple thought to be dedicated to Mars could actually have been used to worship many gods – expert explains

Tony King does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
CNN

Temple to ancient Roman cult resurrected beneath London

In central London, seven meters underground, lies an ancient Roman temple to a mysterious god called Mithras. Nearly 2,000 years after the temple was frequented by the all-male members of an exclusive ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Ancient Roman temple complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

ROMEROME — Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city’s busiest crossroads. But until Monday, practically the only ...