Topic
Roman
BBN has covered 4 stories about Roman, mostly in Weird News and Pop Culture, as reported by Live Science, The Guardian, Euronews, Smithsonian Magazine. Newest first.
- Weird News
Mystery of skeleton in Roman coffin at Westminster Abbey solved
Radiocarbon dating placed the bones between nine eighty-seven and one thousand fifty-two, so a Roman coffin was reused in the Middle Ages; the lid had also been smashed in eighteen twenty.
Reported by Live Science · with a Short - Weird News
Roman coffin at Westminster Abbey holds a medieval skeleton
Carbon dating places the skeleton between 987 and 1052, and the lid had been shattered into six pieces; the coffin's owner is still missing.
Reported by The Guardian · with a Short - Pop Culture
Restorers work to preserve frescoes in one of Pompeii's grandest…
A German entrepreneur is paying the full 1.4 million euro restoration of a four-storey house that includes the Venus of Pompeii fresco; tickets stay at one euro.
Reported by Euronews · with a Short - Weird News
Possible Roman Fort Linked to Legendary Emperor Found in Wales
An archaeologist in Wales has found a fortification linked to fourth-century ruler Magnus Maximus, the figure behind a medieval legend; the proof remains a maybe.
Reported by Smithsonian Magazine
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