10 Most Amazing Archaeological Discoveries From Ancient Rome

From underground tunnels causing buildings to collapse, to a lost colosseum found, here are 10 amazing archaeological discoveries from ancient Rome. Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katrinaexplained/ Subscribe For New Videos! http://goo.gl/UIzLeB Check out these videos you might like: Unbelievable Animals SAVING Other Animals! 🐯https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxehUWvMr38 LARGEST Animals Ever Discovered! 🐙https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yj7F_tPYsU Wild Animals That SAVED Human Lives! 🐻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllqeVSsIl0 10. Underground Labyrinth Beneath modern-day Rome, there’s a maze of tunnels and quarries dating all the way back to the ancient city’s beginnings. Several years ago, out of a concern that ground-level buildings and other structures would collapse into the voids below, experts embarked on a mission to map out this ancient subterranean labyrinth. 9. ST. VALENTINE’S SKULL St. Valentine of Terni, known as the patron saint of couples for defending “Christian marriage,” was beaten and decapitated on February 14 sometime during the third century. This event inspired what we now know as Valentine’s Day, a holiday that revolves around romance and love. 8. Aizanoi Coins Turkey is home to many famous ancient cities and archaeological sites, so it takes something really rare to surprise archaeologists! While working in Aizanoi, an ancient Greek city in western Turkey s Kütahya province in September 2019, archaeologists unearthed a hoard of Roman-era silver coins in a jug, buried near a stream. 7. Ancient Pay Stub Around 1,900 years ago, a Roman soldier named Gaius Messius received a pay stub detailing how he was broke after having his wages docked for certain items. Written on papyrus, the slip reveals that Messius, who participated in the Siege of Masada, one of the final battles of the First Jewish-Roman War, received just 50 denarii after paying for barley, food, clothing, and military equipment. 6. The Tomb Of Romulus Last year, archaeologists found what might possibly be the underground tomb of Rome’s mythical founder, Romulus, beneath the ancient city’s Forum. Surrounded by a temple, or hypogeum, the subterranean burial is thought to date back to the sixth century B.C. The four-and-a-half-foot-long (1.4 meters) stone sarcophagus the tomb contains was found empty, despite Ancient Romans’ belief that it held Romulus’s remains. 5. Nijmegen Helmet During the first or second century A.D., a Roman warrior passed through what is now the Dutch city of Nijmegen and left his helmet behind. Rediscovered in 1915 in a gravel bed on the bank of the Waal River, the helmet was given the name of the town. 4. GOLDEN RING In mid-2018, metal detectorist Jason Massey discovered a Roman gold signet ring in the modern-day English town of Crewkerne in Somerset. Dating back to sometime between 200 and 300 A.D., the ring bears a black onyx featuring an engraving of the Roman god of victory driving two horses. 3. Colosseum In Turkey? Archaeologists working in western Turkey’s province of Tralleis (Aydın) recently discovered an amphitheater similar to Rome’s Colosseum. The structure, which remains mostly buried, represents a unique example of Eastern Roman architecture in the country. 2. ROME’S FIRST MIGRANTS Sometime between the first and third centuries A.D., a group of four migrants traveled to Rome during its Imperial era, when the city was a flourishing metropolis. But who were these people? 1. ROME S LOST ROADS As technology advances, it’s becoming easier for researchers to spot archaeological ruins and artifacts that might not be visible to the naked eye, including buried sites and structures that are only easily seen from an aerial (bird’s-eye) view. #archaeologicaldiscoveries #amazingdiscoveries #ancientrome #originsexplained