Discovery

The Shroud of Turin: Some interesting things you should know 1

The Shroud of Turin: Some interesting things you should know

According to legend, the shroud was secretly carried from Judea in AD 30 or 33, and was housed in Edessa, Turkey, and Constantinople (the name for Istanbul before the Ottomans took over) for centuries. After crusaders sacked Constantinople in AD 1204, the cloth was smuggled to safety in Athens, Greece, where it stayed until AD 1225.
Extremely rare roman cavalry parade mask discovered in Romania

Roman parade mask discovered in Romania

Very few of parade masks have been found in Romania and all of them were made of bronze. This is the first iron parade mask unearthed in the country. Preliminary estimates date it to the 2nd century A.D.