Traditionally, 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 ...
To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. Mosaics reached their fullest development under the Romans who used them to ...
Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000) have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a domestic public collection to acquire them. A potential interested buyer ...
Historic England The room's change of fortune is suggested by two graves being dug in the post-Roman period But nothing, not even Rome, lasts for ever. The mosaic shows a high quality repair in ...
A section of Emperor Nero's Domus Aurea reopens to the public after restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old site, featuring frescoes and mosaics, prepares to welcome tourists for the 2025 Jubilee Year.
In 1295, Pope Boniface VIII commissioned Jacopo Torriti to decorate the new apse with mosaics, including the Coronation of Mary. In 1375-1376, the Romanesque bell tower, the tallest in Rome, was built ...