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Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.
Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.
Female gladiators were a rarity in Ancient Rome, but the role they played was fascinating. Read on to find out more.
Archaeologists in Austria recently unearthed a trio of Roman era mosaics, which shed light onto life in ancient times. The works were found among the ruins of a Roman building complex in Thalheim bei ...
A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and weavers to entrepreneurs and influential tavern owners ...
but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of many examples of the art inspired by the legend of ...
The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...
Those are complicated questions. But is it alive? Absolutely. Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection through June 29 at the Art Institute of Chicago. artic.edu ...