Roman Fort Of Apsaros Reveal Some Of Its Archaeological Secrets

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This autumn, the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros expedition completed the 10th season of excavations at the Roman fort of Apsaros, south of Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The fieldwork of the team headed by Dr. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and Prof. SH๏τa Mamuladze […]

Three Roman Shipwrecks Discovered Off Tunisian Coast – One Is 2,000-Year-Old

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It’s impossible to say how many ancient shipwrecks can be found throughout the Mediterranean. Many civilizations, such as Egyptians, Phoenicians, Romans, and Greeks, were constantly present in the Mediterranean, either trading and exploring or they were engaged in marine battles. One of the new shipwrecks discovered on the Skerki Bank. […]

Ancient Riddle Solved – Why Was Roman Concrete So Durable?

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the mysteries scientists have long tried to solve is why Roman concrete often lasted thousands of years, but ours decays in mere decades. Scientists have now discovered that an unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts millennia. The ancient Romans were masters […]