Ancient Rome

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New Discoveries In Rome (1948)

Italian newsreel item showing new archaeological discoveries in Rome.

"They Builded Well In Those Days" (1929)

Benito Mussolini inspects the excavated site of the "Market of Trajan", Rome, Italy.

Fly Over Ancient Roman City On The Tiber

Aerial shots of the ruined city of Ostia.

Ancient Excavations (1957)

New findings at Herculaneum, Roman town buried in Vesuvius eruption.

Paestum Museum (1952)

Excavations take place near ancient Paestum Temple. Southern Italy.

Brighter Rome (1930)

Great coverage of men cleaning statues in the heart of Rome.

Paestum Excavations (1957)

Excavations takes place in ancient town of Paestum. Italy.

The Past Arises! (1935)

Archaeologists uncover the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum in Italy.

Out Of The Past! (1938)

Ruins of a Roman palace on the Isle of Capri, Italy.

Des Cesars Romains - A Mussolini AKA Mussolini Inspects Building Site, Rome 1932 (1932)

Mussolini inspects an ancient site in Rome.

The Glory That Was Rome (1927)

Sir Rowland Blades visits Ostia.

King Of Italy (1927)

The King of Italy visits the excavations at Pompeii.

Excavation At Pompeii (1948)

Newly discovered old Roman house at Pompeii, Italy.

Cineviews In Brief No. 6 (1936)

Cineviews in Brief - excavations in Leptis Magna and Pompeii; a dam and flooded village in Moravia; and an ancient sword dance in Austria.

Floodlights On History! (1939)

Good shots of Vesuvius erupting and floodlit ruins of Pompeii.

Pompeii - The Relic Of A Great Calamity

Various shots of Pompeii - empty streets, ruins, deserted buildings.

Pilgrims Visit Pompeii (1949)

Pilgrimage to Pompeii, Italy.

Roman City Unearthed (1962)

More signs of the Roman occupation of Jordan are unearthed by archaeologists.

With The King Of Italy In Tripolitania (1928)

King Emmanuel of Italy visits the excavated Roman ruins at Leptis Magna, Africa.

Spring Cleaning Arch Of Constantine (1938)

The Colosseum in Rome is cleaned by men with brushes.

Rome (1960)

Various shots around the sites of Rome and the Vatican City - colour is very faded.