Almost a decade into a project examining the late Republican city of Fregellae, 100 kilometers (62.13 miles) from Rome, archaeologists have firmly pieced together the assault and devastation of the city in 125 BC. Unearthing the oldest villa in the region, belonging to a member of the local elite, findings have provided socio-economic insight into Roman military tactics, and the daily lives of the people who lived there before the siege. Illegal Roman Shipwreck Artifacts Found in a Spanish Fish Shop Roman Cavalry, the Backbone of Rome’s Great Expansion Examining an Abandoned Region: Discovery of Wine and Amphorae Fregellae had revolted against the Roman Republic, only for their uprising to be quashed by Roman forces, with the city razed to the ground. A team of researchers from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) and the University of Trier have revealed that the assault not only devastated the city but also obliterated the economic foundation of the local inhabitants. “As a result,” the researchers note, “the region remained uninhabited for over 170 years,” they write in a press statement. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesEuropeRead Later