Archaeologists uncover massive 2,250-year-old monument beneath ancient Roman city
undefined 25, 2025
Archaeologists in Gabii, 11 miles east of Rome, uncovered a massive stone-lined basin dating to around 250 B.C., possibly older. Likely part of the city’s forum, it offers a rare view of early Roman urban planning, otherwise buried in Rome itself. The find, along with earlier stepped structures, shows strong Greek influence on Roman design. Gabii’s exceptional preservation, abandoned by 50 B.C., lets researchers study early civic spaces. Upcoming excavations will probe basin deposits and a nearby anomaly that may be a temple, shedding light on early Roman architecture and ritual life.
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