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Archaeologists find colossal ancient sewer in 'City of Gladiators' that's big enough to walk through
The exploration of an ancient sewage system in Stratonikeia began in 2019, revealing a complex network that extends from the North city gate, through a Roman bath and a library. UNESCO has had ...
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The Numbers Behind Ancient Rome: Stats that Define *the* Supercity of the Ancient World
According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished his ...
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Raising a Really Big Stink
Despite this foul-smelling atmosphere, the ancient Romans are widely admired for what appears to be an enormous commitment to hygiene and public health. We know they built vast sewer systems, such as ...
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Ancient Statue Of Greek God Found In Sewer
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular ... a routine dig of one of the world’s earliest sewage systems, the Cloaca Maxima, which largely functioned as ...