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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 527

ancient ruins

View of an arch in Caesarea's ancient Roman aqueduct that collapsed on August 18, 2023. (Muhammad Khater/Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 18, 2023, 3:33 pm
2,000-year-old arch in Caesarea aqueduct collapses; official: ‘We sounded the alarm’
Antiquities Authority issues angry statement saying repeated pleas for preservation work at famous site were ignored, warns Acre’s aqueduct faces even greater danger of ruin
By ToI Staff
People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, backdropped by the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
July 28, 2023, 6:21 pm
Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
Officials say findings under site of future hotel provide a rare look at Roman history over the centuries
By Nicole Winfield
An aerial picture shows a general view of the site of the ancient city-state of Lagash, where archaeologists recently uncovered a tavern, in Iraq's al-Shatra district of the southern Dhi Qar province on February 11, 2023. (Asaad NIAZI/AFP)
February 15, 2023, 12:47 pm
Archaeologists dig up 5,000-year-old pub in Iraq frequented by ‘regular people’
Team finds primitive fridge, oven, benches for guests, around 150 serving bowls, evidence of eating, drinking, and even beer recipe inscribed on cuneiform tablet
By Asaad Niazi and Tony Gamal-Gabriel
A couple walk along a road at the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on December 29, 2018, with the pyramid of Menkaure (or Menkheres) seen in the background. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP)
September 7, 2022, 7:23 pm
Study: Giza pyramids were built with help of a now dried-up arm of the Nile
Researchers believe ancient Egyptians used the river’s Khufu branch to move supplies in order to build the towering structures
By ToI Staff
A visitor looks at the underground area inside the Colosseum in Rome on June 25, 2021 (Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
June 26, 2021, 4:26 am
Colosseum’s underground labyrinth opened to public for first time
A new pathway offers intimate views of ‘backstage’ area where gladiators and beasts waited, before being released into the arena to meet their fate
By Alexandria SAGE
At the site of the Ziklag dig with Saar Ganor. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
February 20, 2021, 7:32 am
Tour ‘King David’s onetime home,’ the 10th century BCE biblical city of Ziklag
A sprawling hilltop encampment between Hebron and Ashkelon dating back to ancient times looks down upon forests, fertile farmland, and fields of blooming wildflowers
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Illustrative: Tourists gather at the Pompeii ancient site near the Villa of Mysteries on the occasion of its presentation to journalists in Pompeii, Italy, Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
December 28, 2019, 5:55 pm
Could a Jewish author have been first to record destruction of ancient Pompeii?
The Sibylline Oracles, likely written by a Jew post-Vesuvius eruption, ostensibly prophecy the city’s devastation as divine retribution for sacking of Second Temple 9 years prior
By Julie Masis
Recently discovered ruins from the ancient Roman city of Neopolis. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 2, 2017, 1:47 pm
‘Tsunami-sunk’ Roman ruins discovered in Tunisia
Archaeologists say find boosts theory ancient city of Neopolis was submerged by waves in Mediterranean
By AFP
An Iraqi-modified T-72M tank belonging to the pro-government Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces advances towards the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hatra, southwest of the northern city of Mosul, during an offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters, on April 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
April 26, 2017, 10:03 pm
Iraqi forces seize ancient site of Hatra from IS
Full extent of terror group’s damage to well-preserved ruins at UNESCO world heritage site unclear
By Ahmad Al-Rubaye
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, right, and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gesture as they pose for the photographers as they attend the "Ancient Civilizations Forum" (ACForum) at Zappeio Conference Hall in Athens, April 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
April 24, 2017, 8:44 pm
‘Ancient civilizations’ team up to protect heritage from terrorism
10 nations launch effort at Athens meeting in wake of Islamic State’s destruction of ancient sites
By AFP
Iraqi federal police inspect the inside of Mosul's heavily damaged museum in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
March 8, 2017, 4:27 pm
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
Jihadis have systematically destroyed ancient palaces, temples and churches over past two years
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
This photo combo, made from footage taken from the Russian Defense Ministry official website, purports to show the Roman-era amphitheater on June 6, 2016, left, and on Feb. 5, 2017, right, in Palmyra, Syria. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 28, 2017, 4:38 pm
Activists: Syrian pro-government forces close in on IS-held Palmyra
Archaeologists decry the extensive damage to the city’s famed ancient ruins, which once served as Syria’s main tourist attraction
By AP
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