Beyond its beautiful beaches and rugged cliffs, the Algarve is home to an exceptional ancient heritage. Remarkably ...

In the ruins of an ancient Roman villa in Spain, researchers have unearthed over 4,000 fragments of murals painted in the ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain, have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings.

In fact, most imperial Roman villas were likely working farms or factories beneficial to the economy of the empire. “The Roman world was an agriculturally based one,” says Fentress.

“Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire,” noted Claudia Frassineti ... surrounded by luxury villas for aristocrats, splendid churches and a stadium for ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...

But what exactly was the Roman Empire? The Romans actually started ... with important jobs lived in posh Roman houses known as villas with new types of decoration and sophisticated technology.