EXPERTS may have finally identified the long lost tomb of Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome. A rock sarcophagus unearthed in the Italian capital is believed to have once held the remains of th…
EXPERTS may have finally identified the long lost tomb of Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome.
The Forum, a rectangular plaza in the heart of Rome, was once a huge marketplace surrounded by ancient government buildings. The underground temple where the ancient ruler's suspected tomb was found is located below the entrance stairway to Curia.Romulus and his brother Remus from a 15th-century friezeAccording to Ms Russo, scholars think the temple's alter was positioned where Romans believed Romulus to be buried.The finding was made near the Lapis Niger, an ancient black shrine in the Roman Forum, according to Andreas Steiner, editor of the Italian magazine Archeo.
Archaeologists believe Rome actually arose when several settlements on the Plains of Latium joined in order to better defend against attack.The Roman Empire conquered vast swathes of Europe, West Asia and North Africa.Key tribal leaders surrendered, and within three years Britain was declared part of the Roman Empire.
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