The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
The Bankers of Puteoli: Finance, Trade and Industry in the Roman World David Jones Tempus, £19.99 In 1955, a hoard of over…
How Claudius, and then Trajan constructed an artificial harbour to supplement Ostia…
Richard Hodges visits architect Richard Meier's new building that encloses the Ara Pacis, the monument to peace erected by Emperor Augustus…
This is a gripping read of conspiracies between dealers and major museums that have been going on for decades, but now –…
Florentine scientists have developed a new tool to help preserve precious fresco paintings…
Peter Watson and Cecili Todeschini Public Affairs Books £15.99 This is very much a Cowboys and Indians sort of book chronicling the…
Exceptional example of classical statue found at southern Italian site…
Richard Hodges interviews Professor Francovich, leading exponent of Medieval Archaeology in Italy…
Lawrence Barfield details Manerba, a cemetery site in Italy that marks the eastern border of Europe's megalithic tradition…
Richard Hodges sends his missive from a constellation of sites lying south of Rome, notably Terracina and Sperlonga…
At Pompeii, an election was in full swing when it was rudely interrupted by Vesuvius. Election slogans are everywhere, over 3,000 of…
Digging a pottery kiln in the central Tuscan town of Castelfiorentino…