Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.
Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gladiator’s tomb in ancient Liternum shedding light on burial customs and daily life in ...
Archaeologists outside Naples excavated a 1,700-year-old burial ground with dozens of tombs and an inscription linked to a gladiator. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and ...
The find is still being analyzed and offers a glimpse into the role of gladiators in ancient Roman society. Another style of burial found at Liternum. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology ...