or the Phlegraean Fields, which includes the villa excavation site. Original article source: See it: Ancient Roman underwater mosaic discovered off Italian coast ...

Archaeologists said the mosaic would have been commissioned by someone "wealthy and important" A 2,000-year-old mosaic has been discovered during excavations at a Roman site in Shropshire.

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 ...

AN ANCIENT mosaic with the inscription “God Jesus Christ” is being dubbed the greatest find since the Dead Sea Scrolls. The ...

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A 2,000-year-old mosaic has been discovered during excavations at a Roman site in Shropshire. The piece at Wroxeter Roman City depicts brightly-coloured dolphins and fish. It was uncovered during ...