Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were revealed on ...

Two unique, 1,700-year-old Roman-era tombs with intricate, unique wall paintings, discovered decades ago in the coastal city of Ashkelon, have been restored and will be soon open for viewing by the ...

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A “politically incorrect” Italian art exhibition aims to bring ancient Roman frescoes to life by using naked models. The models pose as nymphs in a series or erotic ancient art, which were originally ...

Two vaulted tombs, at least 1,700 years old, displaying magnificent wall paintings rarely found in Israel, of Greek mythological characters, people, plants and animals, will soon be revealed to the ...

An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the British capital. Archaeologists have spent four years working on thousands of ...

An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the capital. Archaeologists have spent four years working on thousands of ...

How did a painted wall come to be preserved underground for two millennia? London’s history as part of the ancient Roman Empire has come to light in the form of an ornate Roman wall painting unearthed ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings that once adorned the stately residence. The Roman villa of Barberes Sud ...

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