To borrow a quote from Indiana Jones: “It belongs in a museum.” A 2,000-year-old piece of history is now cleaned and restored and not being used as someone’s coffee table anymore.

The artefact was returned to the Italian government in 2017 before going on display earlier this year ...

A priceless Roman mosaic that dates back to the emperor Caligula was ... 2,000-year-old Roman artifact used as coffee table for 50 ... ancient artifact in the 1960s from an Italian noble family.

The ancient Romans were hedonists, pursuing life’s pleasures,” said Jori, who is also an author of several books on Rome’s culinary culture. It was, in fact, customary to leave the table to ...