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NEWS ABOUT: Romans

Romans stories: 3 news summaries

Behold
the Mighty
Medicine Ball

Weighty exercise aid goes back a lot longer than you'd think

Apr 14, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The thunk of a medicine ball may evoke images of football players doing strength and resistance training, but its history reaches far beyond the advent of modern fitness regimens. ESPN the Magazine chronicles the medicine ball through the ages, from gladiators' workouts to Renaissance medical texts to the earliest days... More »

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athlete • history • Romans • fitness • Matt Ryan • military training • strength training • medicine ball

Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne

First finding of its kind
is decorated with
ivory bas-reliefs of gods

Dec 5, 07 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman throne in the volcanic ash that buried the city of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Scientists unearthed two legs and the back of a throne, the first ever found. The piece was decorated with ivory bas-reliefs of ancient... More »

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archaeology • Romans • relics • Pompeii • Herculaneum • discovery

Ancient Israeli Tunnel Found

Israeli archaeologists uncover tunnel Jews used to escape ancient Romans

Sep 11, 07 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - While searching for the ancient main road of Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old tunnel that residents used to escape Roman invaders destroying the Second Temple. The tunnel was originally used to drain rain water and prevent flooding, and its discovery is doubly significant, the AP reports, because... More »

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Israel • Jews • Jerusalem • Rome • Second Temple • Romans • Near East • Kidron River • Dead Sea • tunnel • channel • discovery

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