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Hidden Roman Complex With Rare Mosaics Discovered Beneath Rome’s Villa Celimontana

Archaeologists have uncovered a richly decorated Roman building dating to the second century A.D. beneath Villa Celimontana, a historic park on Rome's Caelian Hill near the Colosseum. The rare discovery includes elaborate mosaic floors, painted ceilings, and marble-lined walls...