Interviews

The Achelous Project - Aquae Tauri excavation campaign 2018

In 2018 there was a new excavation season for the Achelous project.......

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The Ostia Marina Project 2018

Interviews and the Caseggiato delle Due Scale (Building with the Two Staircases)

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Roman Port as an amusement park for children

Some weeks ago I read an article on the Archaeology News Network titled ‘Jewel of Roman Empire faces Libya dangers’......

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The Ostia Marina project, laboratory and school

An interview with professor Massimiliano David.........

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An interview with Eric Taylor

An important part of the website www.ostia-antica.org is the section ‘Graffiti’......

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THAPSUS, AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN HARBOUR.

The city was also called Thapsus Minor to distinguish it from the city of Thapsus in Sicily............

Roman Lighthouses in the Mediterranean Sea

To create clearly defined harbours, navigators were guided by fires on hilltops. ..........

A port rediscovered

Statio 10, according to the mosaic (NAVICULARI MISUENSES HIC), was a representative from Misua..........

Marble for Rome

In the empire there was a large port network to import and distribute marble to Rome. .......

Roman military ports

In addition, there were of course also ports built as military harbours and served as home to .......

Interviews

The Achelous Project - Aquae Tauri excavation campaign 2018

The Ostia Marina Project 2018

Roman Port as an amusement park for children

The Ostia Marina project, laboratory and school

An interview with Eric Taylor

THAPSUS, AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN HARBOUR.

Roman Lighthouses in the Mediterranean Sea

A port rediscovered

Marble for Rome

Roman military ports

Roman-Era Shipwreck Discovered Off Greek Island Of Kasos

tomb of Ancient Rome’s first emperor will finally open to the public (English)

Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year-old Roman villa with Stunning Mosaics in Libya

1600-Year-Old Cargo of a Roman Merchant Ship has been Discovered in Caesarea

The biggest basilica of Ostia

Akrotiri-Dreamer’s Bay underwater survey confirms shipwreck (photos)

The journey of the grain

Greek Archaeologists Make Major Discovery at Battle of Salamis Site

Diet at the docks: Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome

Massive Caesarea port renovations reveal ancient treasures

OLDEST HAND-WRITTEN ROMAN DOCUMENT DISCOVERED IN LONDON

Traces of Roman engineering found in ancient port town

Ancient Port Structures - An engineer’s perspective

The Museum of the Ancient Ships of Pisa will be reopened to the public

Happy holidays and the best wishes for 2019

Opened today Classis Ravenna, the Museum of the city and of the territory.

The necropolis of Isola Sacra in december open to the public

Excavation and survey of the ancient port landscape at the Akrotiri-Dreamers Bay

First intervention on shipwrecks of Alonnisos and the Pagasitikos

New video archaeological site of Clos de la Lombarde Narbonne

World Heritage Sites threatened by rising sea levels

Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes

Ancient Roman Port Discovered In Portugal

International conference in Mainz

Unravelling the complex history of the lost harbour of Pisa

More warship rams from the Battle of the Aegates found near Sicily

Campaign Ostia Marina Project 2018

Speaking of Aquileia and the discoveries at the bottom of Pasqualis.

Roman shipwreck off coast of Sicilian town Aci Trezza

Back to Roman times on june 23-24

23th of June 2018: Open day at Aquileia

Completion of 2018 excavations at Akrotiri-Dreamer’s Bay

Underwater archaeological research conducted off southern coast of Greek island of Naxos

Museum of Cadiz and UAH discovered a fragment of Roman calendar

Ionian Shipwrecks And Antiquity Smuggling

Aquileia nominated for Francovitch Award 2018

Aquae Tauri, the Achelous project

The largest roman pottery industry found in Málaga (Spain)

Roman wreck Cabrera

Connection Corinth's Inner And Outer Harbours

Important discovery at Aquileia

About Roman Ports