With one of the largest and most significant empires in history, the Romans ruled territories across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for more than a thousand years. Their legacy lives on ...

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Five theatrical masks discovered at an ancient Turkish site are dated to the time of the Roman Empire. The masks were found alongside a 5,000-seat theater built by the Romans in the first century C.E.

Whether it's in Final Fantasy, Elden Ring, or Hades 2, clashing with the very gods themselves has long been a fundamental part of video games. However, the longer I ignore the ire of the Roman ...

A video filmed in Osmaniye, Turkey on November 19, 2025 highlights the discovery of five new theatrical mask reliefs at the Roman-era Kastabala theater, supporting future restoration of the historic ...

OSMANIYE / ISTANBUL, 20 November (BelTA - Anadolu) - Five theatrical mask reliefs have been discovered during excavations in the theater area of Kastabala, an ancient city in Osmaniye, southern ...

Masks were central to theater performances in ancient Greece. Credit: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered five new Roman-era theatrical masks, adding fresh ...

One of the newly uncovered theatrical masks includes a rare depiction of an elderly philosopher. Credit: AA. Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered five new theatrical mask reliefs from the ...

Researchers have launched Itiner-e, an interactive digital map tracing 300,000 kilometers of ancient Roman roads. The project reveals a far more extensive Roman network than previously believed, ...

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