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Unearthed in Southern Italy: Roman Villa Offers New Clues to Saint Cassiodorus and His Vanished Monastery
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a monumental Roman villa in the Ceraso area of Squillace, southern Italy, shedding new light on settlement patterns in the late antique period and potentially offering rare evidence linked to Saint Cassiodorus — a renowned sixth-century Christian scholar, politician, and monastic founder. The excavation, led by the Pontifical Institute…