Roman villa and frescoes

Brian Saint-Paul, over at Inside Catholic notes exciting archaeological news from Greece, Britain and Rome – I love this stuff!

In Thessoloniki (yes, that one), workers digging a subway tunnel uncovered 886 ancient graves, constructed over a period of about 500 years.
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…residents of Cambridgeshire, England, found a surprise in their nearby woods. Someone — the story is unclear exactly who — re-discovered an ancient Roman villa, initially identified by a local explorer two centuries ago. Because the site was difficult to find, overgrown as it was, most of the items inside remain intact.
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Finally, and most exciting for the student of Imperial history, Augustus’ first home is now open to the public.

I’d love to see it.

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