Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...
Greek Reporter9h
The Fascination of Roman Emperor Nero With Greece
Few figures in history have been as polarizing as Nero, the infamous Roman emperor who had a love affair with everything ...
Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit
Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art ...
'West facing 'Roman Empire-style collapse,' expert warns
"We are trying to live in the map, not the real word. No wonder we are unhappy, rudderless, adrift. We're accelerating ...
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Ancient Visitors to the Modern Wing: Art Institute Welcomes First Visit of Rare Roman Sculptures Collection
Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” has works span hundreds of years, with the earliest piece dating from ...
All That's Interesting on MSN1d
Ancient Roman Gossip Book Makes The Bestseller List 2,000 Years After Its Original Publication
Nearly 2,000 years after the Roman historian Suetonius wrote "The Lives of the Caesars" in the second century C.E., his work ...
Greek Reporter12d
How Did Etruscan Civilization Influence the Roman Empire?
Etruscan civilization predated the Roman Empire by hundreds of years, and as such, the Romans were influenced by many ...
Miami Herald on MSN9d
‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland. See it
Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...
The Times of Israel1d
Roman-era Jewish bath in Italy may be oldest outside of Israel, points to vibrant Diaspora
Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the ...
‘Loved’ infant twins found in ‘rare’ burial in Roman cemetery in Croatia. ‘Poignant’
The site became known as the Dragulin villa cemetery, part of the Tragurium communal necropolis in the Roman city of Tragurium, researchers said in a study published March 1 in the Journal of ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN12d
Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists
In the age of the Roman Empire, the Roman elite built mansions, or villas, around Lake Fusaro because of its hot springs and ...
Cotswold Roman villa to host 'ancient beauty secrets' event
Visitors are invited to discover ancient beauty secrets at Chedworth Roman Villa on Mother's Day weekend. The National Trust ...