Discovery leads experts to redraw map of ancient Rome

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered the remains of a rare Archaic house dating from the sixth century BC, which suggest that the ancient city was larger than previously thought. A recent excavation revealed traces of a rectangular structure at Palazzo Canevari on the Quirinal Hill. According to the municipal archaeological authority, the discovery means that Rome’s residential area was not concentrated only around the Forum, further south. The Quirinal was previously considered to have been a necropolis.