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Spectacular Shell Mosaic Revealed In A Domus On Palatine Hill
A vividly coloured wall mosaic has been revealed by archaeologists working in central Rome. It adorned a room for banqueting in a lavish aristocratic house built around 2300 years ago on the Palatine Hill. The house (domus) with the seashell mosaic m
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Hellenistic Temple Found On Older Sumerian Site
Two temples have been found in the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu. What makes them remarkable is that the Hellenistic structure is built on top of a much older Sumerian temple. Archaeologists from the British Museum in London uncovered these twin str
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Readings: Ancient Hunters
By Judith M. Barringer Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 ISBN: 978-0801866562 This volume on ancient Greek hunting is the most comprehensive on the subject. Covering hunting’s relation to warfare, aristocratic values, love, myth, and funerals, eve

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