JAPANESE Kimono with geometric modernist design and accessories (1930s) silk, cotton, wool, straw, wood, vinyl, plastic and metal (a) 106.8 x 63.8 cm (kimono) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AC and Maria Myers AC, 2016 2016.108
JAPANESE Kimono with geometric modernist design and accessories (1930s) silk, cotton, wool, straw, wood, vinyl, plastic and metal (a) 106.8 x 63.8 cm (kimono) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Allan Myers AC and Maria Myers AC, 2016 2016.108
A tomb that was buried thousands of years ago and revered by ancient Romans as the resting place of their city’s mythical founder Romulus has now been rediscovered beneath the Forum in Rome.
The underground tomb and the temple built around it are thought to date from the sixth century B.C., according to archaeologists.
Ancient Romans believed the tomb held the remains of their city’s founder, but the stone sarcophagus that archaeologists just found inside the tomb is empty.
The underground temple — called a “hypogeum” in Greek — contains a votive altar that was dedicated to Romulus, said Alfonsina Russo, the director of the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, which oversees the city’s ancient ruins.
The entrance to the tomb is hidden in the northwest of the Forum, underneath the building of the “Curia Julia,” or Senate House, Russo told a news conference in Rome today (Feb. 21). Read more.
