ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. The Museum of the ...

Map of Rome's boundaries in the time of Augustus. The pomerium is marked in pink ... extra piece of the jigsaw for the understanding of ancient Roman society.” “Rome never ceases to amaze ...

According to ancient Roman law, anything inside the pomerium was part of the city of Rome (called "urbs") and everything beyond it was merely territory (called "ager"). You may like Archaeologists ...

In ancient Rome, the area of the pomerium was a consecrated piece of land along the city walls, where it was forbidden to farm, live or build and through which it was forbidden to enter with weapons.

Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an ...

The map of the Roman world was created by historians from Stanford University, and features 632 sites, including urban settlements and mountain passes. Travel times in Ancient Rome are based on ...

Rome authorities on Thursday inaugurated a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.

It formed part of the pomerium, a sacred perimeter marking the sacred heart of the city from its outer territory. In ancient Rome, the area within the pomerium was a consecrated piece of land ...

Rome, Jan. 14 (BNA): A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. The Museum of the Forma Urbis ...