Read more about the article Huge Amphitheatre Comparable To Colosseum Where Animals Fought Gladiators Is Found Under Olive Grove
A part of the recently discovered amphitheater in Mastaura Ancient City in Aydn's Nazilli district, Turkey. (Newsflash)
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Huge Amphitheatre Comparable To Colosseum Where Animals Fought Gladiators Is Found Under Olive Grove

A gladiatorial arena that also included battles between men and animals like bears, tigers and elephants has been re-discovered after historians found it referenced by European travel writers who visited the area 200 years ago. The amphitheatre which was forgotten about after being referenced by the writers and ended up…

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March 18, 2021
Read more about the article Mass Grave Of British Soldiers Who Fought French Revolutionaries Found In Dutch Castle Moat
The sceletons who are believed to be from British soldiers who died in pain at the end of the eighteenth century, found in a mass grave in Vianen, Netherlands. (Newsflash)
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Mass Grave Of British Soldiers Who Fought French Revolutionaries Found In Dutch Castle Moat

More than 80 skeletons found in a mass grave in the Dutch city of Vianen have been identified as British soldiers aged between 15 and 30 who died fighting French revolutionaries during the War of the First Coalition. The grave was first found by city workers excavating a moat just…

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March 12, 2021
Read more about the article Race Against Time To Save Ancient Monumental Arch In Iraq
The Arch of Ctesiphon in Iraq. (Aliph/Newsflash)
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Race Against Time To Save Ancient Monumental Arch In Iraq

Preservationists are in a race against time to save Iraq's 1,700-year-old Arch of Ctesiphon from collapse. The ancient arch is the world's largest single-span vault of unreinforced brickwork and forms part of the ruins of Ctesiphon, an ancient city located 35 kilometres (22 mi)les south-east of Baghdad. The site served…

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March 8, 2021
Read more about the article Turkish Cops Seize Roman Statue Of Naked Woman From Men Trying To Sell It Illegally
In the operation organized by the Ekisehir Police, female statue from the Roman period was seized and 2 people were detained. (Eskisehir il Jandarma Komutanligi/Newsflash).
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Turkish Cops Seize Roman Statue Of Naked Woman From Men Trying To Sell It Illegally

Two people have been arrested in Turkey for trying to sell an ancient statue of a naked woman believed to be from the Roman era. Police and anti-smuggling teams launched an investigation after becoming aware the suspects were intending to sell the historical artefact. The suspects, later identified by their…

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March 3, 2021
Read more about the article Farmers Who Found Roman Tombstones In Field Nabbed After Trying To Flog Them
The historical tombstones from the Roman period found in Eskisehir's Mihaliccik district. (Eskisehir Provincial Gendarmerie Command/Newsflash)
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Farmers Who Found Roman Tombstones In Field Nabbed After Trying To Flog Them

Two farmers who found a pair of Roman-era tombstones as they were ploughing their field have been arrested after trying to flog them on. The incident took place in the district of Mihaliccik in the north-western Turkish city of Eskisehir at around 10 pm on 1st February. The two men,…

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February 19, 2021