Tag Archives: Alfonsina Russo

This 2,300-year-old mosaic of seashells and coral was found buried beneath Rome

The treasure was uncovered last week when archaeologists, during a five-year excavation on the edge of Rome’s Palatine Hill, discovered a lavish banqueting room from the 1st or 2nd century BC that contained a large, intact and brightly colored wall mosaic. The work, estimated to be approximately 2,300 years old, is part of a larger… Read More »

‘Lost’ ancient Roman palace reopens after 50 years of neglect

Rome’s “lost” imperial palace, Domus Tiberiana, has reopened as an open-air museum after 50 years of neglect. Until recently a dilapidated and forbidden ruin near the famous Colosseum, the Domus Tiberiana palace, built in the 1st century AD and beloved by Nero, hopes to once again take its place as one of the city’s top… Read More »