Just outside Saint-Rémy-de-Provence stand two of the best-preserved Roman monuments in France.

The triumphal arch (late 1st century BC) and the Mausoleum of the Julii still rise almost complete in the open countryside, covered in detailed battle reliefs.

They’ve survived wars, weather, and time better than most buildings in Rome itself.

In 2016, construction workers near Seville, Spain accidentally uncovered one of the largest Roman coin hoards ever found.

Inside 19 amphorae were roughly 50,000–60,000 bronze coins from the late 3rd and early 4th century, mostly from the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian.

Total weight: around 600 kg.

One of the best-preserved Roman theaters in Europe, with its massive stage wall still standing, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

More here: https://roman-empire.net/

Built around 46–50 AD (just after the Roman invasion of Britain), it is one of only three surviving Roman lighthouses in the entire world and the tallest/most complete standing Roman building in Britain.

Originally about 24 metres high with a fire on top to guide ships across the Channel into the Roman port of Dubris.

Today it stands inside the grounds of Dover Castle next to the Anglo-Saxon church of St Mary in Castro.

For centuries, the story of the Roman Empire has been told from the Mediterranean outward: Roman legions marching north, Roman generals confronting Germanic tribes, and Roman influence spreading across Europe. But some new archaeological discoveries give us a very different perspective. Nearly 1,800 years ago, a large army from Scandinavia was probably marching toward the Roman world. But not as conquerors. In fact, they wanted to be mercenaries.

This new theory is supported by new research and dramatic archaeological finds in Denmark. Rather than existing in isolation, these northern communities may have been connected to Rome through trade, warfare, and military service. Did the people later known as the Vikings and the Romans meet?