is there anything new we have discovered about ancietn greece or rome in the last 20 years?

by spinosaurs70

Just intersted to see what devepolments have happened in classical studies, any new found primary sources , opened archives and new arachelogical finds are wanted. Though, new interperations , are histrographic debates. Are not really wanted.

The_Alaskan

Great question! One of the biggest things happening right now is the excavation and analysis of the Amphipolis Tomb, occasionally called the Kasta Tomb. Excavations of this tomb began last year, and it's a big freaking deal. It dates from the time of Alexander the Great, and while we don't believe Alexander himself is buried there, evidence is mounting that one of his family members or a top general is buried there. There's a neat little website with walkthroughs of the tomb and reconstructions of what it looked like. The next few years should bring some fascinating new insights into what life was like in Alexandrian Greece.

verbify

Would this break the twenty year rule?