Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

Pompeii

Jun 17

New Paintings Found at Pompeii

By: Lila Wolk

Archaeologists working in Pompeii have uncovered yet another house filled with magnificent wall paintings. Nicknamed the House of Phaedra, which like the rest of the […]

The side of the marble sarcophagus, depicting the scene of Hercules, sprawled on a lion's skin and holding a cup in his hand. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA.

Jun 13

Heracles and Dionysus in Caesarea Maritima

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While excavating the Herodian city of Caesarea Maritima, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) made a startlingly beautiful discovery: a marble sarcophagus depicting the […]

Roman armor

May 16

Roman Battlefield Unearthed Near Vienna

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Editor’s Note: The following article contains photos of human remains. During renovations of a soccer field near Vienna, Austria, a construction company was shocked as […]

The Repentant St. Peter by El Greco. Photo: The Phillips Collection.

May 13

The Apostle Peter in Rome

By: Nicola Denzey Lewis

Brown University Religious Studies professor Nicola Denzey Lewis answers frequently asked questions about the apostle Peter. Denzey Lewis appears in the CNN series Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, which aims to investigate artifacts that shed light on the world in which Jesus lived.

Grapes, ready for the harvest. Courtesy Photo Companion to the Bible, Genesis.

May 9

Tasting Roman Wine from the Time of Jesus

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Wine has been synonymous with the Mediterranean world since before the time of Jesus, 2,000 years ago. Indeed, wine is attested in practically any ancient […]

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Apr 28

Text Treasures: The Pilgrimage of Egeria

By: BAS Staff

Egeria’s Travels is an early Christian pilgrimage account by an educated and well-traveled woman from the Roman province of Galicia (in modern Spain) that tells […]

Augustus of Prima Porta, Vatican Museum. Public Domain.

Apr 25

Has the Site of Augustus’s Death Been Discovered?

By: BAS Staff

Excavations carried out in Italy on the northern slopes of Mt. Vesuvius by the University of Tokyo have uncovered what could very well be the […]

Fresco of Helen and Paris from the newly excavated dining room. Image courtesy of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Apr 21

New Frescoes Discovered at Pompeii

By: BAS Staff

Ongoing excavations at the Italian site of Pompeii recently revealed a spectacular dining hall with elegant black walls, decorated with beautiful frescoes featuring mythological scenes […]

The life sized funerary monument found at Pompeii. Courtesy Pompeii Archaeological Park

Apr 14

Life-size Statues from Pompeii’s Necropolis

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While carrying out excavations in the Porta Sarno necropolis of ancient Pompeii, archaeologists discovered the ruins of a first-century BCE tomb, partially destroyed by the […]

Stacks of building materials found in the atrium of the Pompeii town house, including stone blocks, tuff, orderly rows of roof tiles. Image courtesy of Italian Ministry of Culture

Apr 9

Roman Construction Site Uncovered at Pompeii

By: BAS Staff

Researchers recently uncovered the remains of a construction site at Pompeii that remained undisturbed and preserved for nearly 2,000 years. This exciting discovery opens new […]

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