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 ...

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

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.

Rescue excavation of the ancient sites was needed ... and smaller decorative pieces. As the Roman Empire expanded across Europe and North Africa, mosaic art developed, spreading over the ...

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 ...

Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago would be notable, because 44 years have passed since 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 ...