Posted on 06/24/2009 3:58:57 PM PDT by decimon
Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of ancient Roman treasures, including a marble head of the Roman emperor Titus, during an excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples.
The long-term digging effort in Rione Terra, a cliff in the port town of Pozzuoli, has yielded remains of 12 ancient statues, columns and fragments bearing inscriptions from what appear to be monuments from the Republican and Imperial periods of ancient Roman history.
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he was considered a good emperior. He died at 41 due to the plague. I guess it was his fault when Mount Vesuvius eruped in CE 79.
Interesting. Thanks for posting. Thanks to all linkers/historians/educators.
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