A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

Stunning in their scale, colour and detail, frescoes can give us a fascinating glimpse of ancient civilisations. Every now and then, a new fresco is discovered which sheds further light onto how ...

They were painted on limestone with wet natural pigments. Fresco painting was popular in Ancient Greece and Rome and then adopted by Byzantine and Kyivan Rus painters. However, the most ...

The room, with its frescoes and mosaics, was part of “an elegant lifestyle” of its ancient owners, according to the site. Sophie Hay, an archaeologist in the park’s press office, said in an ...