“Beauty is pain” was a maxim the Ancient Romans lived by. During near daily trips to communal bathhouses, Romans paid to have their skin scraped, ears scooped out, and body hair plucked. The ...
Scientists call the discoveries a “fantastic picture” of Roman-era life in Britain. Researchers conducting a pioneering survey at the 18th-century Attingham Estate in Shropshire uncovered the remains ...
A group of archaeologists, students, and volunteers from four British organizations announced the discovery of a stunning mosaic depicting dolphins in the ruins of the Roman city of Wroxeter, near ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Attingham Estate in England, an 18 th century mansion open to the public with 200 acres of parkland, ...
This is the first glimpse of a completed Roman villa built for a Channel 4 TV documentary series at a Shropshire heritage site, which will open to the public this weekend. Many people who have been ...
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom discovered a "striking" mosaic and other relics while excavating an ancient city in western England. Wroxeter Roman City, located in the city of Shropshire near ...
A beautiful, remarkably well-preserved mosaic that was "hidden for thousands of years" has been uncovered by archaeologists in northwestern England. The mosaic, which features fish and dolphins, was ...
The National Trust has revealed two previously-unknown Roman villas on one of its estates. The charity commissioned a survey across more than 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) at the Attingham Park estate ...
Roman artefacts which experts believed for decades were pendants have been re-identified as make-up tools. They were mistaken for "lunate pendants" when they were last examined in the 1970s because of ...
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom have unearthed what they believe to be two previously unknown Roman villas in England’s West Midlands, per the BBC. Researchers conducting a pioneering survey at ...
Roman artefacts which experts believed for decades were pendants have been re-identified as make-up tools. They were mistaken for "lunate pendants" when they were last examined in the 1970s because of ...