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Sculpture showing typical Roman houses
Despite these differences, almost all citizens carefully observed the same rituals at dinner time – the rituals that made them Roman. The ancient Rome that remains today is one of fabulous ...
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Exceptional Discovery in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome: Pigments and a Massive Ingot of Egyptian Blue
The monumental Domus Aurea ... described by the Roman architect Vitruvius in his work De Architectura (Book VII, Chapter 11). Known since at least the third millennium BCE in Egypt and Mesopotamia, ...
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Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the street from the Colosseum in Rome ... rare ancient material. Archaeologists sifted through the ruins of the Domus ...
Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
The colorful material weighed over 5 pounds and was likely made to decorate an emperor’s palace, Italian officials said.