Archaeologists have discovered 2,000 fragments of an ancient Roman mural in the city of Cartagena on the south-eastern coast of Spain. The researchers claim that the findings inside an ancient theater ...

If you can’t make it to Pompeii to gaze upon the incredible ancient Roman frescoes uncovered there, a visit to New York University‘s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is the next best thing ...

Archaeologists in London have painstakingly pieced together thousands of fragments of an ancient Roman fresco that has not been seen for 1,800 years. "It was like assembling the world's most difficult ...

A still-life fresco recently discovered in the ruins of ancient Pompeii was at first believed to depict a pizza, but archeologists say it is not the iconic Italian dish after all. The fresco was ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A team discovered the largest collection of Roman painted plaster in London history—shattered into thousands of pieces. It took months of ...

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 79 ...

The destruction of Roman Pompeii in A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius buried the city in volcanic ash, was a horrific event. Plaster casts made of hollows in the dense ash, the spaces once filled by ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings that once adorned the stately residence. The Roman villa of Barberes Sud ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is a North American stop for an exhibit featuring 58 Roman marble sculptures from the Torlonia Collection. Some museum visitors got an early look at the artworks ...

Archaeologists found thousands of pieces of an ancient Roman painting, which features intricate designs and ancient graffiti. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...