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Lost Ancient Roman Mosaic Turned into Coffee Table Returns to Italian Museum from US

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/25/2021 - 06:40

A lost mosaic belonging to Roman emperor Caligula has been unveiled and put on display at the Italian museum in Nemi, Lazio, where it was supposedly kept…

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The Romans: Top 5 Emperors

by Carol King | Mon, 03/17/2014 - 01:31

As Italy commemorates the anniversary of the death of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, in 14AD - See more at: /featured-story/romans-what-they-ate#sthash.…

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Getty Villa Mounts Tiberius Exhibition

by Carol King | Tue, 10/08/2013 - 05:00

Statue of Tiberius, Roman, A.D. 37, Bronze, 96 7/8 in. (246 cm) high. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei – Museo Archeologico…

Thief Uncovers Ancient Roman Tomb

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 01/18/2011 - 14:09

A bust of the Roman Emperor CaligulaItalian police have uncovered a long lost tomb thanks to a robbery gone awry.Caligula’s Tomb was discovered when a would-be…