Rome Archives — Colossal

an overview from an elevated perspective of a large-scale fresco in a banquet hall excavated in Pompeii, supported by scaffolding and metal bars

Buried for Nearly 2,000 Years, a Monumental Dionysian Fresco Sees the Light of Day in Pompeii

March 4, 2025

a portrait of a man in a brown suit, sitting on a brown leather couch, covered in spaghetti

A Provocative Photography Exhibition Invites You to Experience ‘Chromotherapia’

January 28, 2025

This handout picture released by the Italian Culture Ministry on December 12, 2023 shows mosaics uncovered in a luxurious Roman home near the Colosseum. The building, which dates to between the second half of the 2nd century BC and the end of the 1st century BC, is "an authentic treasure", Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said in a statement. Three large ships ride waves in the mosaic towards a coastal city, its walls dotted with small towers and porticoes in a scene suggesting the owner of the more than 2,000-year-old home, or domus, had been victorious in battle. (Photo by Handout / ITALIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Archaeologists Discover an Extraordinary 2,100-Year-Old Mosaic Near the Colosseum

January 3, 2024

The Roman Empire’s 250,000 Miles of Roadways Imagined as a Subway Transit Map

June 12, 2017

Blu’s Massive New Mural in Rome Turns 48 Windows into Faces

November 23, 2014