The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking architecture ...
Antiquities are everywhere in the Italian capital. But incredibly, one of the most important collections was hidden away for decades: "It's like having 600-plus works of art drop out of the sky," ...
Rome’s rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars. Follow Rome’s rise through its awe-inspiring art, starting at Rome’s humble birthplace in the Forum. Soon Rome ...
Installation view of a mosaic from the house of Claudius Claudianus, c. 200 CE, in Colori dei Romani , Centrale Montemartini, Rome, 2021 (all photos by Anthony Majanlahti/Hyperallergic) ROME — ...
One day while patrolling the Roman Court of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, former museum guard and Secrets of the Met Museum tour guide Patrick Bringley noticed that one of the artifacts, an ancient ...
A 1:1 facsimile of the statue of Constantine shows how modern technology can help recreate the past, and offers new ideas for scholarship. By Elisabetta Povoledo It may not be authentic, exactly, or ...
The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of many ...