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 ...

This time it's the art of ancient Rome. Friends, Romans, countrymen, put on your togas for the ancient wonders of the Eternal City. Thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The magnificence 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 ...

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 ...

The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

"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 ...