Ancient Rome

Figure 4. Mosaic of Phoenix, apse of St Peter’s Basilica, 1205-1209/12
Rome's Missing Medieval Past

To the casual observer, Rome is not a …

9758: Dana Zentgraf (excavator, PhD Student Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel) shakes soil through a sifter to look for finds that might otherwise be overlooked by the eye in the trench.
The Gardens of Pompeii & Natural Disasters in Antiquity
The Casa della Regina Carolina Project, focused on an imperial Roman home in Pompeii, seeks to rework many aspects of how we view Roman life, but the team’s current goals are to examine how people of…
Fabio Fiocchi descends on a roped safety system into a cistern cavern at Vulci. To do such requires training and safety certifications. Credit- Danielle Vander Horst.
Vulci 3000 Investigates Ancient Roman Water Systems
We all need water. No matter where, no matter when, human life cannot survive without it. This has been made acutely and painfully apparent across large swaths of the globe this summer as human-…
View of the Roman Forum.
Exhibition Highlights the Man Who Excavated Ancient Rome's Forum
Up until the late nineteenth century, Rome’s forum—the political center of the ancient Roman world and now one of the most visited sites in the city—was still hidden, buried under meters of debris…
The baths of Caracalla.
Ancient Roman Baths: An Archeological Explanation
In ancient Rome, bathing was a staple, not a luxury. Bath buildings are one of the most frequently encountered types of structure at archeological sites across the Roman world, from the Middle East…