In this hour, it's the grandeur of the Rome Empire -- lavish decoration for lavish palaces and massive monuments for massive egos. This is the art of ancient Rome. Thanks for joining us.

Roman painting was born out of Greek art. Since very little has survived of ancient Greek painting, these fragments represent a significant display of the techniques, patterns and themes of ...

On the opposite side of the entryway, we get hints of the ancient view of art itself, including music and poetry. A third-century BCE Greek ceramic mixing bowl and, 500 years later, a Roman marble ...

"This tomb has wonderful paintings that were preserved remarkably ... will feature more archeological discoveries from ancient Roman times from around the city, like wine and olive presses and ...

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed in the ... generates total annual revenues of $16.4 billion in Italy. The art of the Neapolitan pizzamaker was put on UNESCO's intangible cultural ...

Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago would be notable, because 44 years have passed since the ...

A pair of ancient tombs featuring paintings of Greek mythological characters, in one of the world’s oldest urban areas, will soon be open to the public. Located in the Israeli coastal city of ...

I'm Rick Steves, back with the fascinating story of Europe's art from pre-history to the present. In this hour, it's the grandeur of ancient Rome -- lavish decoration for lavish palaces and ...