Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city's busiest crossroads. But until Monday, practically the only ones getting ...

For the first time, Roman temples appear as people once saw them. This reconstruction reveals their colors, rituals, architecture, and political meaning in everyday Roman life. From sacred ceremonies ...

Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus — now known as travertine — and float the ...

With human figures, by Koh, 1750. [P. 12; exhibited under note indicating that this work is among those "from the private collection of Lt. Col. J.D. Graham, U.S.A. The explanations and descriptions ...

The architecture of St. Louis has a long and storied pedigree, going far back in history past its 254 years of existence. Whenever I visit Rome, Italy, I’m always amazed at the richness of its ...

In Rome’s own mythology, the early city was architecturally restrained and modest. This began to change, its ancient historians wrote, after Rome conquered Greece in the 2nd century B.C.E. and ...

Ancient Rome remains one of the greatest architectural civilizations in history. Through skillful engineering, innovative materials, and bold design, the Romans constructed monumental buildings that ...

A search for a rumored Roman estate in Germany led archaeologists to something much larger: the ruins of an ancient Roman highway and forgotten roadside village. Archaeologists began excavating the ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

Archaeologists searching for a rumored Roman estate in Neckargartach unearthed an ancient Roman highway and roadside town with a temple. Photo from Matthias Göden, LAD/ArchaeoConnect GmbH A search for ...