While frescoes did not reach their height of popularity until the High Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the art was practiced long before. The first frescoes were ...

Plan your menu with these recipes and discuss the frescoes uncovered ... t stop thinking about the Roman Empire? Wherever the conversation goes, you know that the food will be delicious.

frescos intact. The Roman food scene reflects this same tangle of ancient and modern. Romans, and Italians more generally, are very particular about how they eat. Breakfast is fast and sweet and ...