A large area of well-preserved Roman mosaic – parts of it approximately 1,800 years old – has been uncovered in London near one of the city’s most popular landmarks. The mosaic is thought to have ...

A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...

Rare fragments of a Roman mosaic are being reunited for the first time since they were unearthed, more than 200 years ago. The mosaics, which included a depiction of Orpheus charming animals and birds ...

Marina Ugarković from the Institute of Archeology in Zagreb, Croatia led the excavation with the Stari Grad Museum. (all photos by Vilma Matulić; courtesy the Stari Grad Museum) A group of ancient ...

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 ...

A Roman mosaic recently discovered in Britain depicts a long-lost version of the Trojan War story that differs from the most famous telling of the saga. The artifact, known as the Ketton Mosaic, shows ...

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 ...

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 ...

At its peak in the first century A.D., the Roman Empire covered portions of three continents, stretching north from the United Kingdom, south to Egypt, east to Syria, and west to Portugal. Of the ...

MOLA archaeologists at work on the mosaic unearthed in Southwark (all images ©MOLA and Andy Chopping; courtesy MOLA) Unearthed by archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), the ...

A Roman villa complex containing a rare mosaic has been discovered beneath a farmer’s field in Rutland, UK. Going into lockdown during the pandemic provided an unexpected boon to a farmer in Rutland, ...

Volunteers at North Leigh Roman Villa are recreating a 4th-century Roman mosaic in embroidery, preserving Cirencester’s Roman heritage. Join sessions or support English Heritage.