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Roman archaeology

  • Roman ForumIn the 7th century BC, workers began digging a massive sewer system called the Cloaca Maxima to drain the marshy valley between the Palatine and Capitoline…
  • ColosseumEmperor Vespasian ordered the construction of a new amphitheater in 72 AD. The project began on land that had once been Nero's private lake and palace…