Despite Rome’s glorious ... of the rich and famous Life was very different for the upper classes. Wealthier Romans – including those who lived in the countryside – lived in a domus.

Pompeii's artifacts show off the ancient city's love of art and the good life ... its fall, Rome produced some wonderful art. As Rome fell, the wealthy still had their countryside estates.

Italian archaeologists recently made a surprising religious discovery in an unusual location: an Ancient Roman bath complex.The Appian Way Regional Park, an urban park in Rome, announced the discovery ...

ROME, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient ...

A recent bioarchaeological study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports investigates the differences in lifestyle between urban and rural inhabitants of Roman Italy during ... a ...

A recent discovery in the United Kingdom shows that chunky jewelry has always been in fashion – even in Ancient Rome. Wessex Archaeology announced the discovery of the unusual eight-sided ring ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

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