
Archaeologists uncover massive stone ruins from ancient city that once rivaled Rome
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Archaeologists in Gabii, Italy, recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old stone basin that offers important new insights into early Roman public architecture.
"In the long term … the growth of Rome as a metropolis and superpower on the international stage worked against Gabii." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
Marcello Mogetta, chair of the Department of Classics, Archaeology and Religion, estimated the basin was built around 250 B.C.
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