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NEWS ABOUT: Roman Empire

Roman Empire stories: 5 news summaries

 'Mini Coliseum' 
 Unearthed Near Rome

Find at Roman Empire port hailed as world wonder

Oct 16, 09 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaelogists excavating the ancient port that served Rome in the days of the Roman Empire have found the remains of a smaller-scale version of the Coliseum next to an imperial palace. Statues and many other archeological treasures have been found at Portus, which lies a mile from Rome's airport. The... More »

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archaeology • Italy • Roman Empire • Coliseum

 Roman Soccer Fans 
 Will Kick, Er, 
 Stab Your Butt 

Anyway you slice it, extreme fans like to attack from behind

May 28, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - People who attend soccer games in Rome have to watch their backsides, warns the BBC. That's because Romans are particularly fond of stabbing rival fans in the butt. Stabbings are "now so frequent they're hardly reported in the press," said a professor who has studied the attacks. "... More »

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Italy • Rome • soccer • stabbing • roman • fans • Roman Empire • knife • Jay-ZTV • soccer violence

Romans Left Conquered Peoples More Prone to HIV

Those in areas ruled by empire less likely to have key gene, scientists find

Sep 4, 08 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Roman conquest of Europe may explain why populations living in the former empire are more vulnerable to HIV, French researchers say. A genetic variant that protects against the AIDS-causing virus is less prevalent in former Roman colonies such as England, France, Greece, and Spain, though some argue that a... More »

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genetics • plague • global health • HIV/AIDS • genetic research • Roman Empire

 Jordan Cave May Be
 World's First Church 

Unearthed cavern could be oldest place of Christian worship

Jun 10, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have found what might be the world’s oldest Christian church in Rihab, Jordan, the BBC reports. The cavern, located under the also-ancient church of St. Georgeous, dates to between 33 and 70 AD, and doubled as a home. More »

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Jordan • archaeology • Christianity • church • Roman Empire

 Oldest Caesar
 Bust Found
 in France 

Treasure at bottom of river in Arles

May 14, 08 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The oldest bust of Julius Caesar ever found is among an ancient treasure trove discovered at the bottom of the Rhone river near the southern French town of Arles, which was founded by Caesar in 46 BC. The life-size marble bust depicts Caesar as a balding man with wrinkles, reports... More »

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antiquities • Julius Caesar • bust • Satyr • Neptune • statues • Rhone • Arles • Roman Empire

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