Featured Artifact the Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Read When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it destroyed a library of classical works in Herculaneum. The papyrus scrolls weren’t incinerated, but were instead carbonized by the hot gases. The resulting black carbon … Continue reading
IHist The Grandeur That Was the Rome Empire in 75 AD Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23 – August 25, AD 79), better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and … Continue reading
Featured Site MET Greek and Roman The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City has one of the best Greek and Roman collection. The MET’s collection contains more than 17,000 objects. The Greek and Roman collection dates back … Continue reading