Ancient Rome

The so-called Tellus panel from the Ara Pacis, ca 9 BCE. Here a goddess, likely the personification of Pax (Peace) or Tellus (the Earth), is surrounded by natural fecundity and symbols of plenty. This panel combined with the other mytho-historical images of the building are an imagery combination of commemorative Roman art. The Ara Pacis has been reassembled in the Museo dell’Ara Pacis in Rome.
How Roman Art Reimagined Greek Traditions

To the untrained eye, the art of ancient Rome may appear no different from that which was produced by the ancient Greeks before them.

The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
A Brief History of the Trevi Fountain
Rome’s Trevi Fountain is the city’s largest Baroque fountain and a symbol of the revival of Ancient Roman technology and aesthetics. Connected to the city’s awe-inspiring ancient waterways, the…
Image of Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’s reconstruction of the Athenian Akropolis ca. 431-422 BCE. The famous Parthenon is visible, as well as the ancient Athenian landscape beyond it.
Reconstructing The Ancient World Through Video Games and 3D Technology

Envisioning the ancient world as it truly was has always been archaeologists…

The large family tomb, cut into the rock of the hillside, with painted frescos and mosaic paving.
Rome’s "Drugstore Museum" is a Hidden Archaeological Gem

To the much overused truism about death and taxes, another certainty can be added: dig anywhere in Rome and you will find ancient ruins. Within the basements of modern city…

Dodecahedron on display at the National Civil War Centre, Newark Museum. 2023. Courtesy of Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group.
Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Ancient Roman Dodecahedron

An unidentifiable object has been recovered from a Roman excavation site in England and is now being put on display at the National Civil War Centre, Newark Museum in…

Aerial view of Arena in Verona, Italy. 2022. Photograph by © Arne Müseler.
Beyond Pompeii: 10 Ancient Ruins to Visit in Italy

With a robust food culture and deep, rich…

Photo: Shadowgate. Via Wikimedia Commons
5 Modern Cities with Ancient Roman Origins
At its peak, the Roman empire controlled over 5 million square kilometers stretching from the British Isles down to Northern Africa, and across the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, territories that…
The city of Bagan set against the rising dawn. Credit: Nicholas Kenrick, flickr.
10 Ancient Wonders to Visit This Year
Of the famous ‘Big Seven’ ancient wonders, the Pyramids of Giza are the only monuments that remain extant. The others, such as the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, now only exist as foundations and…
Bust of Antinous from the Collezione Boncompagni Ludovisi
In Vita Dulcis, Contemporary Art and Ancient Objects Collide
In ‘Vita Dulcis: Fear and Desire in the Roman Empire,' an exhibition at Palazzo Esposizioni in Rome, curated by artist Francesco Vezzoli and archaeologist Stéphane Verger, contemporary art and…
Rome's Colosseum
Audacious Rats Run Free in Rome's Colosseum
Rome's city government has reported that it is working to solve a new rodent problem discovered by tourists at the Colosseum, brought on by a startling amount of photos and videos of the rats posted…
Colchester Vase
Step Into a Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
Gladiators: A Day at The Roman Games is the first major exhibition on gladiators that has been organized in the UK in over twenty years and takes you to a "day at the games" exploring the reality of…
The circular Temple B, vowed by Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Curia, Site of Caesar's Assassination Discovered
The archaeologists also came across the base of a large rectangular hall, which was realized to be the ‘curia’ (senate house) of the theatre of Pompeii. Infamously, this was the building in…
The Emperor Trajans Basilica Ulpia with the columns second storey of columns being installed 
Putting up Ancient Columns in Rome

Historical sites aren’t always what they seem. Many famous, seemingly well-preserved historic monuments, such as those on the Acropolis at Athens, are the…

The outer wall of the Colosseum partially still standing
New Excavations at Rome’s Colosseum

Interesting things are happening at the …

Terracotta votives from the sanctuary of Minerva Medica, between 4th to 1st centuries BC.
New Capitoline Museums Exhibit Will Delight Archaeologists, Not Tourists

‘Rome of the Republic: The Story of Archaeology’ is a new exhibition at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. On display are fragments of the pediment of Temple A in…