Megalithic Portal: Latest from Lazio/Roma, Italy

Ferentino Acropolis

Anne T — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:45:43 GMT

]]>Hillfort in Lazio/Roma

Necropoli Etrusca di Castel d'Asso

htrismegistus — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:55:54 GMT

]]>An impressive Etruscan necropolis dated from the fourth to second century BCE, carved out of the living rock. It contains detailed exterior reliefs, and many tombs of the semi-dice type that feature sottofacciata chambers. Some chambers, such as the Tomba Orioli, have pit-shaped graves. The Tomba Grande is the biggest of its kind in Etruria.

Sonnino Labyrinth

Anne T — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:59:49 GMT

]]>In 2019, a new labyrinth near Sonnino was reported in Caerdrioa (Issue 48, page 4). Sonnino is a town south of Rome, with the labyrinth sited in the tower of an ancient fortress on Sant' Agnelo hill.

Ciampate Del Diavolo

TheDruid-3X3 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:37:19 GMT

]]>Ancient Trackway in Lazio/Roma

Lake Mezzano

TheDruid-3X3 — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:48 GMT

]]>Ancient Village or Settlement in Lazio/Roma

Temple of Jupiter Anxur

Andy B — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:11:19 GMT

The Roman temple was built between the mid-second and mid-first century BC and is dedicated to Jupiter, who was the protector of Anxur. It was located along the Via Appia which passed through the city of Terracina and is situated atop Mount Sant’Angelo.

Ostia Antica

ladrin — Mon, 19 May 2025 07:01:47 GMT

]]>Located near the mouth of the Tiber River, Ostia Antica is a well-preserved archaeological site that was once the ancient port city of Rome which thrived as a vital commercial hub and naval base during the Roman Republic and Empire. This hidden gem of Roman urbanism lies beside the Tiber River and less than 10 km from Fiumicino Airport.

Herculaneum

TheDruid-3X3 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:09:25 GMT

]]>Herculaneum was an ancient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. The city was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Rome.

AlexHunger — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:22:22 GMT

]]>Video talk: Virtual Rome - creating a large scale digital model of the ancient city, with Matthew Nicholls (Oxford; University of Reading) - July 8th 17:30 UK Time - more in the comments on our page. The capital of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire. According to legend, and Virgil's Aeneid, defeated refugees came to Latium in around 1200 BCE to settle. Their descendants, the brothers Romulus and Remus moved on towards the Hills of Rome. After a fight, the survivor Romulus founded Rome around 750 BCE. Later other settlements on the surrounding hills were absorbed into the city.

Bomarzo Etruscan 'Pyramid' Altar

ivanjohnson — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:44:45 GMT

]]>The Etruscan 'pyramid' altar in Bomarzo (Luzio / Roma), a huge (8 x 16 meters) carved volcanic tuffa rock, is believed to have been used as a place of worship by the Etruscans in around the seventh century B.C.

Giunone Moneta (Segni)

ivanjohnson — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:15:01 GMT

]]>Ancient Village or Settlement in Lazio/Roma

Antica Norba

ivanjohnson — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:14:53 GMT

]]>Ancient Village or Settlement in Lazio/Roma

Arpino Acropolis

ivanjohnson — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:14:43 GMT

]]>Ancient Village or Settlement in Lazio/Roma

Alatri Acropolis

beefree — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:00:50 GMT

]]>Hillfort in Lazio/Roma

Mount Cimino Votive Site

bat400 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:30:00 GMT

]]>Mountaintop Etruscan Site excavated. Ancient Temple in Lazio/Roma.Proposed sacred site where Etruscans worshiped gods and burned sacred objects in their honor 3,000 years ago. Archaeologists led by have carried out excavations on the 3,200-foot summit for the past three years.