20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (569+ words) What does spolia mean? At Sardis, archaeologists found a late Roman wall built with pieces of an older temple, alongside other evidence of stones reused in streets and monuments. The post What Is Spolia? How Roman Sardis Reused Its Ancient…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (539+ words) The Antonine Wall, Rome’s northernmost defensive wall, was abandoned after only two decades. Why could it not effectively protect the frontier of Roman Britain? Between AD 141 and 143, the newly appointed governor, Quintus Lollius Urbicus, pushed into the Scottish Lowlands, subjugating…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (314+ words) Finestre sull'Arte - Turkey: A 105-square-meter Roman mosaic discovered in Pompeiopolis A floor mosaic measuring approximately 105 square meters, dating to the 4th century A.D., has been unearthed in the basilica of Pompeiopolis, in what is now the Taşköprü district of the Turkish province…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (566+ words) Two decorative tiles which were once spurned by burglars have now been identified as rare Renaissance treasures missing for more than a century. The plaques had hung in the hallway of the modest property in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for more than…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (425+ words) Authorities have unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st-century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (549+ words) As Rome conquered new lands and people, it created provinces as administrative units to manage its expanding territory and population. In the early and middle Republic, when Rome was mostly concerned with dominating the Italian peninsula, the Romans used the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (194+ words) A section of the restored 15-meter ancient wall mosaic from "The Painted City" site, discovered in the late 1990s within the underground structures that served as foundations for the Baths of Trajan, is seen in Rome on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Reporters film…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1092+ words) Rome's Baths of Trajan, an ancient bathing and leisure complex featuring giant frescoes and mosaics, is opening to visitors for the first time, the city's mayor said on Tuesday. Inaugurated in 109 AD, the baths were built by the most famous…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (866+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Archaeologists believe they have unraveled a murder mystery 1,600 years after a young Roman's terrifying final moments. A team in present-day Bulgaria has unearthed the skeleton of a person who was apparently hiding inside…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (356+ words) Mayor Robert Gualtieri presented the recently restored “Painted City” fresco and “Great Mosaic” that were discovered in an underground gallery during excavations in the 1990s of the Baths of Trajan on the Oppio hill near the Colosseum. The works are opening…...