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 ...

(There is no indication that anybody on the ship was exposed.) MOSAiC researchers are also studying the tiny organisms that live on the ice and in the surrounding sea, and Creamean is especially ...

While the Bardo Museum as a whole is impressive, one of the its main attractions is the staggering number of ancient mosaics that grace its walls and floors. Collected from Roman and Byzantine ...

The Seasons Mosaic was found in Dyer Street, Cirencester in 1849. It dates to the mid 2nd century and is one of the most impressive pavements ever found in Roman Britain. The mosaic depicts the ...

On this day in 2023, the East Anglian Daily Times reported that a Roman mosaic was discovered buried under a pavement outside a vape shop in Red Lion Yard, Colchester. The ornate design had originally ...