FOUND Long-lost Greece's ancient city of Tenea

location of Tenea

We love archaeology, and there's been another new discovery of an ancient city. This one was in Greece, where archaeologists have discovered remnants of the long-lost ancient city of Tenea, built by Trojan prisoners. 
  Tenea is located in southern Greece, southwest of Athens. 
 Here's the Story from USA Today and Associated Press:

Having been previously documented only in ancient texts, Tenea was excavated in the southern region of Peloponnese, and the dig uncovered "proof of the existence of the ancient city," the Greece's culture ministry said on Nov. 12, 2018

Tenea is believed to have been a city settled by Trojan prisoners permitted to build their own city after the Trojan War. Past digs have found clues near the city, but the most recent excavation uncovered the "city's urban fabric," including floors, walls and door openings, the culture ministry said.

WHAT WAS FOUND

This undated photo provided by the Greek Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, shows remains of walls and floors, probably from houses, from the lost ancient city of Tenea. The ministry said Tuesday archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of the city that, according to tradition, was first settled by Trojan war captives after the Greek sack of Troy.(Photo: Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

Taking place from September to early October, the excavation found remnants of residences, pottery, coins and tombs, among other discoveries. "It is significant that the remnants of the city, the paved roads, the architectural structure, came to light," lead archaeologist Elena Korka told CNN. "We've found evidence of life and death ... and all this is just a small part of the history of the place." Korka also told CNN that her team found child burials, a key clue to determining they had uncovered residences because only children were buried in buildings during Roman times.

Korka and her team had been digging in the area since 2013, but only in nearby cemeteries, she told the Associated Press.

Kouros from Tenea, ca. 560-550 BCE

A WEALTHY CITY
This recent excavation also indicated that the city experienced economic prosperity under Roman rule. The city had been believed to survive Rome's invasion of nearby Corinth. Specifically, coins discovered in the dig dated to the era of Roman emperor Septimius Severus, who ruled from 193 to 211, indicating economic success, the ministry said. "The citizens seem to have been remarkably affluent," Korka told the Associated Press.

ABANDONED
However, archaeologists determined that the city was likely damaged by Visigoths between 396 and 397 and abandoned some 200 years later during Slavic raids, the ministry said.