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The article focuses on the discovery of the remains of an early Roman settlement named Ucetia outside the main walls of Uzès in southern France by archaeologists from the French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research. Archaeologists say that Ucetia dates back to before the Roman invasion of Gaul in the first century through the early Middle Ages. They also say that it was built-up with more Roman-style buildings such as an urban house which found to contain Roman mosaics.

The cover story is provided which discusses the Roman Emperor Hadrian's role in developing Roman architecture and Roman buildings, with a particular focus on his development and design of Hadrian's Wall in England during the Pax Romania period of the 2nd century. The role that Hadrian's Wall played as a border barrier, including to keep Celtic tribes out of the Roman Empire, is discussed.

The article examines Roman heritage in France. Particular focus is given to a site in the location of the Roman city of Arelate in Arles, France. Additional topics discussed include how Arelate was established as a Roman colony in 46 or 45 BC, how a second-century AD Roman residential neighborhood was discovered in the location, and how frescoes, painted in the Second Pompeian Style, have been found throughout the site.

The cover story is presented, which examines the Domus Aurea, or "Golden House," in Rome, Italy. Particular focus is given to how the home was built by the emperor Nero following a large fire in Rome in A.D. 64. Additional topics discussed include how the palace was never finished, how the Roman artist Fabullus worked on the building and insights on a restoration and excavation of the Domus Aurea. Details relating to the archaeological and restoration team are also offered, including how the group was led by Maria Antonietta Tomei.

The article discusses studies being conducted by archaeologists trying to understand the strength and durability of Roman harbors. Taking samples of concrete from harbors such as Caesarea on the coast of Israel, researchers have determined that the Romans used a specific type of concrete that actually hardens over time as it comes into contact with seawater. Comments by classical archaeologist John Oleson are presented.

The article reports on the discovery of a Roman building complex that could be a Roman villa or a religious sanctuary or a high-status leisure hotel in North Yorkshire, England according to Historic England archaeologist Keith Emerick in 2021.

Presents a landscape architect's visual history of the Temple of Antonimus Pius and Faustina in Rome, Italy. Construction of the temple; Damages suffered; Explanation for the cut marks in the columns.

The article discusses and offers photographs of a Roman veteran's villa's lead mirror frames in Pavlikeni, northern Bulgaria, including the inscriptions and depiction of wine vessels in the window frames.

The article looks at a project led by Diane Favro of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) which used digital technology to examine the topography of Rome under the emperor Augustus. Details are provided on the use of procedural modeling to create a three-dimensional (3-D) model of Roman and its structures during Augustus' reign from 44 BC to AD 14.

The article reports archaeological news and discoveries from around the world. Archaeologists found a 45-foot-long stone wall beneath Manhattan's Battery Park. Nero's Domus Aurea is in danger of collapse and will be closed for at least two years. Currents that run through the channel between mainland England and the Isle of Wight are scouring clean a unique underwater settlement. Archaeologists discovered a column at the Mut Temple in Luxor with text describing the Festival of Drunkenness.

Presents several examples of writings still visible on the facades of Pompeii's buildings in Italy.

The article briefly reports that archaeologists working in the ancient city of Gabii, located 11 miles east of Rome, Italy, have uncovered the remains of the earliest instance of Roman monumental architecture.

The article offers a profile of John Peter Oleson of the University of Victoria, British Columbia who is one of the 2010/2011 Norton Lecturers. Topics include a brief overview of the Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship, which is one of the highest honors bestowed on a scholar, and Oleson's U.S. lecture tour titled "Harena Sine Calce ("Sand Without Lime"): Building Disasters, Incompetent Architects, and Construction Fraud in Ancient Rome."

A second-century A.D. Roman amphitheater was recently discovered by Romanian construction workers in downtown Sofia.The Bulgarian capital was known to the Romans as Serdica and gained importance because of its position on the diagnosis, the region's crucial trade road between the Danube and Constantinople.

Looks at the discovery of two large Roman complexes in England. Details on exactly where each complex was discovered; Information on what is said to be the largest Roman villa in Britain.