To do this, he had to take a less rigid approach to ancient Jewish customs ... In jail, Paul revealed his Roman citizenship and was sent to Rome. Along the way, he was whipped, stoned and shipwrecked.

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 structure of ancient ...

Wealthy Romans'villa-farms and town houses had mosaic flooring in important rooms. Two complete mosaics, found during excavations at Magnis in 1912-13, are displayed in the stairwell of the museum.

When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...

Deep down in the ancient sunken Roman city of Baiae, a multicolored marble mosaic floor was uncovered ... the wealthiest and most elite members of Rome had their villas built, including well ...

Today, charming and sleepy Ravenna is often overlooked by travelers entranced by Rome ... are gems of ancient art and architecture. Most astonishing is Placidia’s mosaic-covered private chapel ...

Archaeologists from Selçuk University recently discovered several mosaics ... Ancient Roman Bathhouse Had Been Repurposed As A Stable By Locals Over the years, long after the fall of Rome ...

Even in those long ago times, mosaic used a lot of local and natural materials, so was sustainable even then. The Ancient Greeks used black and white pebbles and the Romans were delighted by the ...

Rome’s liveliest summer party, the Estate Romana (Roman Summer), takes place on the embankments of the Tiber River, the setting for dozens of pop-up bars, restaurants, mini amusement parks and ...