Archeologists have unearthed an incredible 2,300 year old mosaic near the Roman Colosseum. The intricate design was uncovered after a five year dig at the side of Rome’s Palatine Hill unmasked a ...
Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago A Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of ...
Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. 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 ...
The American Journal of Archaeology and ... The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts Vol. 1, No. 4, Oct., 1885 Notes on Christian Mosaics. I. Mosaic of... Notes on ...
The Seasons Mosaic was found in Dyer Street, Cirencester in 1849. It dates to the mid 2nd century and is one of the most impressive pavements ever found in Roman Britain. The mosaic depicts the ...
To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. Mosaics reached their fullest development under the Romans who used them to ...
Historic England The room's change of fortune is suggested by two graves being dug in the post-Roman period But nothing, not even Rome, lasts for ever. The mosaic shows a high quality repair in ...
This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover ...
An archaeological excavation at the southeastern tip of Sicily uncovered what was once a Roman village full of mosaic-floored villas and fountain-filled courtyards. Active sometime between the ...