Researchers uncover Roman method for applying cinnabar, or “red gold,” in a luxury house in ancient Cartagena, revealing ...

ROME (Reuters Life!) - How did ancient Roman nobles relax when they returned to their homes at night after a hard day's politicking at the Senate or the Forum? In part by looking at the frescos on the ...

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 ...

Molten lava, volcanic ash, modern grime, salt, humidity. The ancient painting of a Roman woman has been through it all, and it looks like it. Scientists now report that a new type of high-resolution X ...

Frescoes that once adorned Roman villas are going on display in a new exhibit that shows the tastes of ancient Rome's wealthy through landscapes and the representation of gods and goddesses. The ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy, analyzed a variety of paint pigments, offering glimpse the art of ancient Romans, a study said. Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii, ...

The destruction of Roman Pompeii in A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius buried the city in volcanic ash, was a horrific event. Plaster casts made of hollows in the dense ash, the spaces once filled by ...

This damaged portrait of a Roman woman was found in the town of Herculaneum, which ceased to exist after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Photograph courtesy Roberto Alberti Iron element maps created ...