Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000) have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a domestic public collection to acquire them. A potential interested buyer ...
or the Phlegraean Fields, which includes the villa excavation site. Original article source: See it: Ancient Roman underwater mosaic discovered off Italian coast ...
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 ...
Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago A Roman ... of the ancient building. Images posted online show the pristine mosaic as well as ...
up-to-date general book on ancient mosaics … The lack of proper synthesis has prevented mosaics from receiving the attention they deserve and it is to be hoped that this excellent book will succeed in ...
A Roman mosaic has been fully uncovered in a West Berkshire village in what has been described as one of Britain's most exciting discoveries. It is one of just three known mosaics of its kind in ...