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By Martin ClarkSome people think of mosaic making as a craft but really good mosaicists can introduce perspective, depth of ...
The rise and fall of the publicani of the Roman Empire offers valuable lessons on scalability, adaptability, financial ...
Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...
A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.
An ancient Greco-Roman statue that’s been one of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s most-prized pieces for decades will soon return to its home country of Türkiye — but it will go on ...
El Greco’s association with Toledo has played an important role in boosting tourism in this historical Castilian town.
Duncan Tonatiuh has pretty much always known he wanted a career in the arts. The Mexico native, though, has not always known ...
While excavating the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., ...
Frederick McDonald, who collected glass shards from bombed-out European cathedrals, synagogues and chapels during World War ...
Homer’s Iliad, one of the most celebrated and studied epic poems in history, has long resisted successful adaptation. While it has inspired countless modern novelists across diverse traditions, its ...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum transports us to a small corner of ancient Rome, where neighbors Marcus Lycus, ...
Three Icelandic artists reimagine myth, drapery, and the northern lights in a new exhibition at Galerie de Buci, Paris.