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2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Helmet Found at Pompeii

October 1, 2026

2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Helmet Found at Pompeii The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to…

4,000-Year-Old Lost Capital of the Hurrian Kingdom Discovered in Syria

February 24, 2026

4,000-Year-Old Lost Capital of the Hurrian Kingdom Discovered in Syria One of the most ancient cities known to exist on earth is Urkesh. Its exact location was a mystery until the 1990s when, after ten years of painstaking excavations, archaeologists…