Melisende Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 An article in Haaretz online reports on the discovery of what is alleged to have been the summer home (palace / estates) of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161–180 C.E.). Quote Now the discovery of 1,900-year-old rural estates that they owned in today's southwestern Turkey shows how they lived in pastoral retreat, surrounded less by sycophants than slaves, and making money in the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire by exporting wine and manufacturing pottery. Quote The inland region of the Kibyratis had been relatively unexplored until an extensive archaeological survey began in 2008. The digs revealed large rural estates by the city of Kibyra that had hitherto only been known from inscriptions. Four of them belonged to local and Roman nobles, including the imperial family, according to the analysis by the institute. I thought this may be of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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