First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys some of the Roman Empire’s most impressive architectural feats and the artworks that characterised the period. Show more First transmitted ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome Vol. 65, 2020 The Theatre of Pompey: Staging the Self ...

Italy isn’t the only place with awe-inspiring ruins from the Roman Empire. Avoid the crowds and see the broader picture of ...

Excavations across the ancient city of Perga revealed five new statue finds from as far back as the second century A.D. The ...

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 ...

Despite Rome’s glorious architecture, only the richest citizens ... same rituals at dinner time – the rituals that made them Roman. The ancient Rome that remains today is one of fabulous ...

Roman amphitheatres are awe-inspiring structures that not only represent the architectural genius of the Roman Empire but also offer a glimpse into the vibrant entertainment culture of ancient Rome.

They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved people. They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ...

An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica were found in the basement.

During the Roman Empire, the Fabricius Bridge was an important crossing point leading to the island of Tiberina, where a temple dedicated to the god of medicine Aesculapius and a hospital were ...