In a remarkable discovery, a farmer in southern Italy unearthed a 1,700-year-old Roman mosaic, astonishing archaeologists and history enthusiasts alike. The mosaic was found while the farmer was ...

Walking throughout Tunisia, I've stubbed my toe on fragments of mosaics from days of the Roman Empire. Just 350 miles south of Rome, across the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is home to one of the world's ...

The mosaic depicts scenes from Homer's "The Iliad" and lies within an elaborate villa complex. The rare mosaic was found by the family that owns the land during lockdown last year. The first Roman ...

An ornate Roman mosaic is being unearthed and is set to go on permanent public display in situ just outside a vape shop in a shopping center in the city of Colchester, England. The ancient work of art ...

Archaeologists in England have discovered a “fantastic” Roman mosaic on land earmarked for a supermarket, suggesting a villa once occupied the site. A team of experts from Oxford Archaeology were ...

Archeologists have recently uncovered a stunning fourth-century A.D. Roman mosaic in Rastan, Syria after the town was reclaimed from rebels a few years ago. The ongoing Syrian Civil War has taken a ...

Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000) have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a domestic public collection to acquire them. A potential interested buyer has ...

Introduction: The meaning of mosaic. -- First Phase: Classical pavements. Greek pebble mosaics ; The birth of the Tessera ; Imitation of painting ; Technical developments ; Roman black-and-white style ...

Fragments of an ancient Roman mosaic are returning to the Cotswolds from the British Museum after over 200 years.