Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. 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 ...

A massive Roman floor mosaic was just uncovered in a fourth-century C.E. Roman villa in Turkey. The ornate tiles span over 6,400 square feet across the villa's 33 rooms and are inscribed with both ...

An ancient Roman mosaic, known as the Roman Mosaic of Panxón, returned to the Spanish city of Nigrán after centuries and a long journey around the world. The municipal government of Nigrán is ...

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 ...

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 ...