Ancient Rome

Culture
by Carol King |
The Ancient Roman Temple of Mithras in London is to form part of a new building for media organisation Bloomberg.The temple dates to 240 AD and was removed off…
Culture
by ITALY |
A study of items located in the drains and on the floors of Ancient Roman baths reveals that they were used for more than bathing.The study examined finds from…
Culture
by Carol King |
Archaeologists have finished excavating an Ancient Roman auditorium discovered under Rome’s Piazza Venezia thoroughfare.The discovery is being hailed as the…
Culture
by Carol King |
A study conducted on the graffiti found on Pompeii’s walls reveals it was an early form of political campaigning and social networking.The Ancient Roman city…
Culture
by Carol King |
The Italian notion of la bella figura, or looking good, stretches back to the Ancient Roman times – or so it would seem thanks to recent research that reveal…
Culture
by Carol King |
picture credit Janet Stephens The complex hairstyle worn by Ancient Rome’s Vestal Virgins has been recreated for the first time. According to ‘Live Science…
Culture
by Carol King |
picture courtesy of news.fsu.eduAn American classics professor has uncovered ancient grape seeds that could provide insight into Roman Chianti vineyards.One of…
Culture
by Carol King |
picture courtesy of archaeosoup.comArchaeologists have discovered a section of Roman road beneath York Minster in north England.York Minster is the largest…
Culture
by Carol King |
Archaeologists have discovered an “exceptional” group of sculptures dating to the 1st century BC in a villa in the outskirts of Rome.The seven sculptures date…
Culture
by Carol King |
picture courtesy of 2.cnrs.frFrench and Italian archaeologists have found the location of the port that supplied Ancient Rome with wheat.France’s Centre…