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A hoard of Roman coins, known as the Gobowen Hoard, was successfully purchased by a local museum. https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/23328064.shropshire-donation-saves-roman-coin-collection-museum/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-59958128.amp https://www.britannica.com/topic/Watling-Street

Although no footage has been released yet, there are reports that a 52-foot-long papyrus of the Book of the Dead has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis site in Egypt. https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-book-of-the-dead-papyrus-found A previous thread discussed the Saqqara site. Here are two videos that deal with the find and the Book of the Dead:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/roman-era-sarcophagus-uncovered-gaza-2023-02-14/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-marble-statue-of-emperor-dressed-as-hercules-discovered-in-roman-sewer-180981602/

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/503-2303/digs/11212-digs-peru-nazca-ayahuasca https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2022-11-evidence-psychoactive-nazca-people-peru.amp This ayahuasca use by the Nazca predated it’s later use by the Incas many centuries later:

Using Lidar technology, a fifth-century fortress was found near Santiago de Compestela. The site is called Castro Valente (“Brave Fort”). https://www.livescience.com/lasers-reveal-ruins-of-5th-century-fortress-in-spanish-forest

A wonderful glass representing Roma has been found during excavations in Rome: https://arkeonews.net/gold-glass-roma-unearthed-in-the-excavations-of-the-rome-subway/

A Mithraic sanctuary has been uncovered at the Villa del Mitra in Cabra, Spain. It dates from the 2nd and 3rd century AD. https://arkeonews.net/1800-year-old-sanctuary-to-mithras-discovered-in-spain/

Here’s an interesting recording about the research so far: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f1lx2g Here is a video on the archaeological research in the area:

A Roman mask, probably a parade mask, has been found in Gorj County, Romania. It dates from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/roman-parade-mask-discovered-in-romania/146135 Here are two other threads on cavalry masks:

A devastating earthquake in Turkey on February 6th has seriously damaged the Gaziantep Castle. It was originally a Hittite fortress that was later modified by the Romans in the 2nd and 3rd century AD. It was further modified and expanded by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century. Before: After: https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/turkey-earthquake-historic-gaziantep-castle-destroyed

After a recent find of woolly mammoth remains (see post below), Plymouth’s Sherford is now the site of a Roman road excavation. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/gallery/fascinating-roman-road-uncovered-underneath-8107495

A wonderful find on the banks of the River Thames by a mudlarker: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64468180

Here are some hairpins found found in the drains at the Carlisle excavation site. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64458322 Here are a few previous posts about the Roman site at Carlisle:

Beautiful engraved gems found along Hadrian’s Wall in Carlisle: These intricately carved gems were discovered in an ancient pool at the site, found down a drain. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/archaeology-project-uncovers-roman-gems-near-hadrians-wall/146060 Previous posts about excavations at Carlisle:

I had to give the video a second listen. You are correct that Pipa (or Pipara), the daughter of the Marcomanni King Attalus, is referred to as his “wife.” I am skeptical, however, that she was officially designated as a second “wife” since that would have further alienated him from the Roman Senate. She was probably a recognized mistress, instead. I wonder whether Cornelia had completely resigned herself to this barbarian mistress or did she play some role in Gallienus’ mysterious death LoL? 🤣 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipara#:~:text=Pipara or Pipa (3rd century,as a tool of appeasement.

His wife, Cornelia Salonina, was thought by many to be of Greek origin from Bithynia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Salonina

During the excavation of sewer works along the Appia Antica in Rome, a Roman statue has been found. It is unclear whether it is Hercules or the Emperor Trojan Decius depicted as Hercules. The statue has a lion headdress and club associated with Hercules. A known statue of Trajan Decius: https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/28/statue-hercules-discovered-rome/

Here is a wonderful video about letters sent to and from the Roman military frontier:

Below is an excellent video on the Third Century Crisis Emperor Gallienus. His 15-year reign is now being reassessed by historians:

Excavations have found evidence of a Roman residential area under the modern city of Luxor in southern Egypt: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230124-egypt-archaeologists-uncover-complete-roman-city

Roman road discovered in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. “Several fragments of a Roman road were found, covered with slabs and built of river stones, sometimes glued with mortar, at a depth of about 80 cm. The orientation of the road is north-south and it is probably related to the street network of the Roman city of Napoca”, said archaeologist Cristian Dima from the National History Museum of Transylvania. https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/science/2000-year-old-roman-road-discovered-in-the-center-of-cluj-napoca/ https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-found-a-2000-year-old-roman-road-in-cluj-napoca-in-northwest-romania/

Many of the remains have the head placed at the feet Several decapitated skeletons have been discovered at the Roman site of Wintringham, St Neots in Cambridgeshire. The skeletons date back to the third century AD. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64358866

Here is an entertaining and informative overview of the Via Appia from Rome to Brindisi

That is why Claudius might have been involved in the Caligula assassination: He was not viewed as a threat to assert his power and thought to be weak and controllable. As history has shown, Claudius was very much underestimated.