Remains of the circus at the site of the Roman city of Iruña-Veleia, Álava Province, Spain
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ÁLAVA PROVINCE, SPAIN—Newsweek reports that a 920-foot-long, 235-foot-wide circus for chariot racing has been discovered at the site of the Roman city of Iruña-Veleia. The ancient city which was located along the ancient Roman road connecting Astorga, Spain, and Bordeaux, France, in what is now northern Spain’s Basque Autonomous Community. The circus was spotted through a review of historical and modern aerial photography, drone photography, and a Lidar remote-sensing survey conducted by the company Arkikus. Although the circus has not been excavated, the researchers suggest that it may have accommodated some 5,000 spectators. The circus is the third to be found in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula. Several buildings, streets, squares, neighborhoods, water supply infrastructure, and possible religious structures were also detected at the site during the investigation. To read more about chariot racing in the Greco-Roman world, go to "The Story of the Horse: Sport and Spectacle."
Location of the circus at the site of the Roman city of Iruña-Veleia, Álava Province, Spain
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Drawing of the location of the circus at the site of the Roman city of Iruña-Veleia, Álava Province, Spain
Archaeologists uncover medieval Papal palace in Rome's historic heart
BY REUTERS
ROME, ITALY
JUL 23, 2024 -
7:13 AM GMT+3
A handout photo made available by the Italian Ministry of Culture shows the wall structures dating back to between the ninth and 13th centuries A.D., Laterano, Rome, Italy, July 17, 2024. (EPA Photo)
The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome prior to renovations for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, the Italian Culture Ministry said.
Archaeologists in the square outside the Archbasilica of St John Lateran in the city center unearthed a complex architectural structure including walls believed to have protected the Patriarchio, a monumental basilica envisaged by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, the ministry said in a statement.
A handout photo made available by the Italian Ministry of Culture shows the wall structures dating back to between the ninth and 13th centuries A.D., Laterano, Rome, Italy, July 17, 2024. (EPA Photo)
"This is an extraordinarily important find for the city of Rome and its medieval history, as no extensive archaeological excavations have ever been carried out in the square in modern times," the ministry said.
The ministry added that the building's initial structure, which follows Constantine's declaration of tolerance for Christianity in the Roman Empire in 313, was expanded in stages between the ninth and 13th centuries. It housed the papacy until 1305 when it temporarily moved to Avignon in France.
The area around St John Lateran is being spruced up ahead of the Jubilee, a yearlong event starting in December that is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims and tourists to the Italian capital.
During a Jubilee, Catholics can obtain special indulgences or remission of their sins if they fulfill certain conditions and do good works or make pilgrimages.
Rome's long history, stretching back almost 2,800 years, means that roadworks often lead to archaeological discoveries.
Other excavations near the Vatican to extend a road tunnel ahead of the Jubilee have in recent weeks revealed traces of an ancient Roman "fullonica," or laundry and a porticoed garden believed to have been used by Emperor Caligula.
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