Despite Rome’s glorious architecture ... the countryside – lived in a domus. This was a house built around an unroofed courtyard, or atrium. The atrium acted as the reception and living ...

In the ancient ... house's decorations rival those in much larger residences nearby. The dwelling was found during excavations in the central district of the city. It represents a transition in ...

With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a remarkable ...