A newly uncovered house in Pompeii, though small, reveals an intricate collection of frescoes that offer a glimpse into the art and architecture of ancient Rome. Named the "House of Phaedra" for the ...
presenting antiquarian debates that pitted the artistic authority of ancient Greece against that of ancient Rome. A fierce proponent of Roman superiority, he published the four-volume Antiquities of ...
In 2014, workers building the restaurant on the outskirts of Rome stumbled upon an ancient Roman road. Such finds can usually halt the construction process, but in this case, "McDonald's ...
Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny ...
Researchers have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman forum at an archaeological site in Spain. The forum was revealed during excavations conducted at the ruins of Ocuri, a Roman city located ...