An ancient Roman mosaic, known as the Roman Mosaic of Panxón ... The circle was closed when workers from the specialized ...

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 structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ...

Wealthy Romans'villa-farms and town houses had mosaic flooring in important rooms. Two complete mosaics, found during excavations at Magnis in 1912-13, are displayed in the stairwell of the museum.

Archaeologists in Spain recently made an “excepcional” — which translates to exceptional— discovery: an ancient Roman mosaic floor that includes a depiction of Medusa’s head. The ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors ... immortality in both pagan and christian art. This object and some 60,000 other Roman items ...

The Seasons Mosaic was found in Dyer Street, Cirencester in 1849. It dates to the mid 2nd century and is one of the most impressive pavements ever found in Roman Britain. The mosaic depicts the ...

This fragment of mosaic formed part of an elaborate tessellated pavement which covered the floor of a two-chambered room in a Roman building at Cherhill, near Calne. The panel shows a hunting dog ...