By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ...

An ancient Roman mosaic, known as the Roman Mosaic of Panxón ... The circle was closed when workers from the specialized company World Pack-Art&Services unloaded it in two pieces: the legs ...

Rescue excavation of the ancient sites was needed ... and smaller decorative pieces. As the Roman Empire expanded across Europe and North Africa, mosaic art developed, spreading over the ...

This fragment of mosaic formed part of an elaborate tessellated pavement which covered the floor of a two-chambered room in a Roman building at Cherhill, near Calne. The panel shows a hunting dog ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus made a remarkable discovery—an intricately designed 4th-century Roman mosaic depicting a dramatic ...

Researchers suspect the statues unearthed from the ancient city’s ... to unveil well-preserved Greek mosaics and marble statues in the region. During the Roman era, it was well-known for ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...

Located on the western coast of Türkiye, facing Athens, the city of Teos was in antiquity a major hub of culture, art, and ...