ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY

 What is Roman Archaeology ?

      - by Sofea 💕

         Roman archaeology, in the most general sense, includes all sorts of research into the study of the archaeological remains of the Roman world, dating from the 8th century BCE to the fall of the Roman Empire. In practise, Roman archaeology research is generally divided into areas of expertise based on material type, geographic location, or chronological era, and is frequently arbitrarily divided into "art history" and "archaeology," as reflected in the literature below. Architecture, field excavation in Rome, Italy, or any of the provinces, ceramic studies, sculpture, painting, and mosaics are all        subfields of Roman archaeology.  (Roman Archaeology - Classics - Oxford Bibliographies, 2023).

                                                       Source : Google Images, 2023               

              https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1213745/ancient-rome-         

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       The ancient Romans were recognised for their military might, political power, and massive colonial empire, which was once the greatest on the globe. Their empire reached not just the borders of Europe, but also the shores of Africa and other smaller continents/nations. At its height, their empire included Spain, Italy, France, and the Caribbean. Approximately 90 percent of the ancient city has not been excavated — and may never be excavated. Many people assume that most of ancient Rome has been excavated, but in fact, experts estimate that the actual number is closer to 10 percent. (Updated by 8 Jan 2018 on Google). 

      Roman artefacts have been discovered all over the world due to the vastness of their empire. The condition and age of ancient Roman artefacts can vary greatly. This is owing to the fact that many nations of this era engaged in global trade, as well as the fact that Roman locals settled all over the world throughout their travels. 

These are examples of Roman historical sites and artefacts:

          Roman aqueduct of Nicopolis (750-20 BCE); Vassiliki Feidopoulou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

                            (Source : https://artincontext.org/roman-artifacts/). Retrieved by 5 June 2023.

                                        

               The Glass Gladiator Cup (50 – 80 CE); Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

                 (Source : https://artincontext.org/roman-artifacts/). Retrieved by 5 June 2023.

      The glass shown above is just one of many that have been uncovered in areas of Italy that were once bustling Roman city centres and gladiator fight arenas. This cup appears to memorialise a fight between two seemingly significant gladiators, as it not only shows their names but also two primitive representations of them on the rim of the cup. (Source: https://artincontext.org/roman-artifacts/, 2023).

p/s : you also can watch many interesting videos of Roman Archaeology on Youtube! Here is one of the videos! 🥰

👉🏻  https://youtu.be/FSeH8C49Qzs