Showing posts with label "ancient rome". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "ancient rome". Show all posts

Friday, 10 December 2010

Workmen discover body of huge gladiator who was 'stabbed six times and thrown out with the rubbish.



Tall, powerfully-built and with a killer instinct he would have been a fearsome sight - especially if you were a gladiator facing him in the ring.
Archaeologists do not know his name but are convinced the remarkable discovery of the Roman gladiator's bones in York provide a clear clue of where the amphitheatre was in the city.
Back when he was fighting for his survival in the ring 1,600 years ago York was the Roman capital of the north and the ground underneath the Yorkshire Museum has long been thought of as the prime location for the site.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337555/Workmen-discover-body-huge-gladiator-stabbed-times-thrown-rubbish.html#ixzz17jiftPnQ

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

The Aim of This Blog

Myra Tombs - Demre / Antalya
The reason behind this blog is to tell people about interesting historical places in Turkey. Having lived here since 2007 I am still discovering new sources of inspiration. So I want to keep a list of cities I have visited so far and information about them as well as the places I want to see in the future.