Roman emperors

A coffin rest with an ancient inscription that reads the name of the Roman emperor Severus is being used in the southern province of Antalya's Korkuteli district.

The monumental inscription, a part of the lighthouse in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district has taken its original place.

Nicomedia in what is today the İzmit district of the northwestern province of Kocaeli, which was one of the first metropolitan cities of the Roman Empire and its capital for long years, is home to the world's largest ancient theater overlooking the sea, according to archaeological data.

Two amateur free divers have found one of the largest collections of Roman coins in Europe off the east coast of Spain.

Luis Lens and César Gimeno were diving off the island of Portitxol in Xàbia on Aug. 24 when they found eight coins, before further dives by archaeologists returned another 45 coins, according to a press release from the University of Alicante last week.

Archaeologists have discovered a rare stone delineating the city limits of ancient Rome that dates from the age of Emperor Claudius in 49 A.D. and was found during excavations for a new sewage system.

The statue of a Roman emperor, which was found during archaeological excavations in Laodicea ancient city in the western province of Denizli last year, will be put on display at the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum soon.

The statue is a one and only in the world in terms of its symbols and features.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday that after May 15, the state of emergency in Romania will be changed to a state of alert. "The state of emergency will not be extended, I will not issue a new decree to extend the state of emergency. May 14 is the last day of the state of emergency.

Executive Director of the Association of Romania's Large Retailers George Badescu said on Tuesday at the Ministry of Health that there are no concerns about food stock amidst coronavirus affecting some countries. "Going forward, for a predictable period of time, we do not anticipate shortages... or empty shelves.

Interior Minister Marcel Vela said the case file regarding the intervention of the gendarmes in the public protests of August 10 will be declassified this week. "It will be declassified this week and you will be updated on this action that will take place at MAI [Interior Ministry].

The Government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban on Monday won Parliament's confidence vote at a plenary sitting, according to parliamentary sources. There were 240 ayes, according to the sources. AGERPRES (RO - author: Alina Novaceanu, editor: Catalin Alexandru; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Adina Panaitescu)