Rare, centuries-old Roman paintings were uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii. The frescoes were found in a dining room in the ruined city buried under ash after a catastrophic volcanic eruption in ...

The character of Roman art history has changed in recent years. More than ever before, it is concerned with the role of art in ancient society, including the functions that it served and the values ...

A detailed survey of techniques, developments and achievements in Hellenistic and Roman architecture, painting, mosaics and sculpture, set in their archaeological and social contexts. The period ...

Earlier this month, they stumbled upon the remains of a Roman house with a mosaic floor that appears to have been built sometime between the 2nd and 4th century C.E. Sicilians have born witness to ...

The Art Newspaper 'There has been a need for a reliable ... or general readers.' Journal of Roman Studies ' … prints no less than 318 pictures of mosaics that make fascinating viewing and are worth ...

An exceptionally well-preserved marble statue of a Roman dignitary has been discovered by construction workers in Varna, a coastal city on the Black Sea in Bulgaria. The life-sized sculpture ...