Daniele Pinto reports for The New York Times that italian authorities have announced the discovery of a late second century Roman sarcophagus in the outskirts of rome. The coffin is in excellent condition and gives a solid representation of life (or death) of the Roman social elite of the time who regarded culture and education as essential to reaching the afterlife. The remains are currently being analyzed by the National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnology in Rome. So, I guess there will be more news to come…
I’ll admit to not being the greatest with knowledge of the ancient world but, I’m always fascinated when something like this appears. I always assume that most of these antiquities are already found, but something like this happens and suddenly we get another chance to learn about the past in a far deeper and careful way than the past has been examined in the past.