Virtual ancient Rome: walking from the Colosseum to the Forum

Deconstructing the Colosseum

Hoplites! Greeks at war

The modern invention of white antique marble

Roads of the Roman Empire

Great art explained: Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne

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A tour of Pompeii as it was just before its destruction

Pompeii is famous for being destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which buried the once-thriving ancient Roman city under some 5 m of volcanic debris. With a dark irony, it was this destruction that led to Pompeii’s extraordinary preservation, which continues to give archaeologists and historians new........

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