It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

An ancient mosaic located near what s believed to be the site of the prophesied Armageddon contains a reference to Jesus as ...

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 ...

Archaeologists said the mosaic would have been commissioned by someone "wealthy and important" A 2,000-year-old mosaic has been discovered during excavations at a Roman site in Shropshire.

Traveling the world Over the next 30 years, Paul traveled some 10,000 miles across the Roman Empire, preaching in cities that were brimming with the poorest people, desperate to hear a message of ...

A Roman mosaic has been fully uncovered in a West Berkshire village in what has been described as one of Britain's most exciting discoveries. It is one of just three known mosaics of its kind in ...

This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover ...

A California man lied to U.S. customs officials when he declared he was shipping himself ceramic tiles from Turkey worth less ...

Traditional mosaics used small, uniform pieces called tesserae, but in the opus sectile technique, larger, carefully shaped pieces were fitted together like a puzzle. Knewz.com unraveled that such ...

The mosaic, which features fish and dolphins, was discovered in Wroxeter Roman City. The fourth largest city in Roman Britain that was almost as big as Pompeii during its heyday, its ruins now ...

A Palmdale man was sentenced Thursday to three months in federal prison for illegally importing a 2,000-pound ancient mosaic depicting the Roman god Hercules dating from the era of the Roman ...

A 2,000-year-old mosaic has been discovered during excavations at a Roman site in Shropshire. The piece at Wroxeter Roman City, near Shrewsbury, depicts brightly-coloured dolphins and fish. It was ...