Archaeological News: October 2008: Find shows Caligula ‘madder than we thought’ -- A BRITISH-LED team of archaeologists has identified the legendary palace of the Emperor Caligula in the Forum, proving that the debauched and demented Emperor went so far as to incorporate one of Ancient Rome’s most sacred temples for his private use as a “living deity”. Archaeologists unearth place where Emperor Caligula met his end -- Archeologists say that they have found the underground passage in which the Emperor Caligula was murdered by his own Praetorian Guard to put an end to his deranged reign of terror. 'Gladiator' tomb is found in Rome -- The tomb of a general thought to have been an inspiration for the main character in the Oscar-winning film Gladiator has been unearthed in Rome. City of the dead found in Rome -- Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, officials said Thursday as they unveiled a series of new finds here. Original 'Gladiator' tomb unearthed in Rome -- Italian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the ancient Roman hero believed to have inspired Russell Crowe's character in the hit movie "Gladiator," Rome's officials announced on Thursday at a press conference. Rare Roman tombstone goes on show -- A Roman tombstone unearthed in Lancaster has gone on permanent display at the city's museum. Roman mosaic near Srebrenica has been found -- A mosaic floor from the Roman era, the largest ever to be found in the Balkans, was discovered by Bosnian archaeologists in Skelani, near Srebrenica, in the eastern part of Bosnia, media reported. Ancient Roman stadium opens -- The Roman stadium where Emperor Antoninus Pius staged Rome's version of the Olympic Games will be open this weekend for the first time in almost 500 years. Roman villa unearthed in Budapest's District III -- One of the earliest villas in Budapest is being excavated at Bécsi út 262 (District III), reports the Budapest History Museum. The site is of special importance, as it fits well into the line of villas previously found in the area, providing more information on the location and extension of villa farms around Aquincum, wrote Krisztián Anderkó, the archaeologist leading the excavations, on the museum's website. Greece: Ancient sculptures fished out of the sea -- Greek archaeologists have discovered two Roman-era sculptures built into a sunken ancient harbor wall on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos. A Culture Ministry statement says the stone torso of a man in armor and the head of a bearded man were found during an underwater survey in September at Mandraki, on western Kythnos. Unexpected Roman ruin turns history on its head -- The best view of a newly discovered archaeological site in Kent is from the trains thundering past a few feet away. Passengers heading towards the Ramsgate ferry ports glance incuriously out at what was a jungle of brambles and nettles a few weeks ago, not realising that they are seeing almost 2,000 years of history rewritten. July 2008: Roman route from Caernarfon to Chester walked for first time in 1,600 years -- A heart attack survivor retraced the steps of the Romans as he completed a history-making 75-mile charity trek through the region. Roman Conquest -- Soldiers were letting children try on helmets and hold swords on Saturday as well as touch objects used in Roman East Yorkshire nearly 2,000 years ago Hadrian sculpture to go on show -- "Hadrian was an extremely successful emperor who left an immense and enduring legacy, but one that is often not recognised or appreciated..." Roman objects on show for first time since 1950s -- Grave goods including rare decorated glass gaming counters are among the artefacts which have been brought together by English Heritage. The cult of Hadrian -- The Emperor Hadrian, viewed as a feeble capitulator by the Victorians and then maligned as a brutal pragmatist, has become the most fęted historical figure of the year. In the run-up to the opening of the British Museum's major exhibition this week, legions of notables and academics have rushed to give their view of his rule, which ran from AD117 to AD138. Portrait of an empire builder -- A major new show at the British Museum explores the iconography that allowed Hadrian to perpetuate the imperial power of Rome. A very modern emperor -- He pulled his troops out of Iraq, was an avid art collector and had an intriguing, and tragic, sex life - of all the Roman emperors, Hadrian seems the most recognisable. But, as the British Museum explores his legacy in a new exhibition, Mary Beard asks to what extent he is our own creation. A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm -- "It was in use for perhaps one generation but because of flooding it was abandoned, and the bath house we already knew about was built instead." Rare artefact found at Roman site -- Archaeologists excavating one of the most important Roman sites in Britain have made an "extremely rare" find. Modestly nude marble love goddess found -- Macedonian archaeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved statue of the goddess of love in the ruins of an ancient Roman city near Skopje. Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' -- A statue symbolising the mythical origins and power of Rome, long thought to have been made around 500BC, has been found to date from the 1200s. Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls -- The papyrus scrolls were discovered more than 200 years ago in a villa in what was the Roman town of Herculaneum. The town was buried along with the more famous city of Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted. The scrolls make up the only surviving library from antiquity, Iuliano said. Scholars have been able to unfold and read some of them, but others are like charcoal bricks.