It is a rectangular interior in the middle of the house, from which the surrounding rooms are accessible.The atrium received light through an skylight in the roof. Wood engraving, published in 1893.

Students learn the living spaces in an ancient Villa, describe their ancient use, and compare them to modern living spaces. • recognize the architectural spaces of an ancient Roman villa and describe ...

Archaeologists in Spain recently made an “excepcional” — which translates to exceptional— discovery: an ancient Roman mosaic floor that includes a depiction of Medusa’s head. The ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed an ancient villa from beneath volcanic ash that they believe may have been used by the first Roman emperor, Augustus (63 B.C.—A.D. 14).

Restoration work was completed on a floor mosaic in a Roman villa at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu. The mosaic, believed to date to the 4th century ...

Archaeologists from the French National Institute for Preventative Archaeological Research (INRAP) recently announced the discovery of a luxurious Gallo-Roman villa within the city of Reims.

According to officials, scholars first found evidence of a Roman villa there more than a century ago. Technicians are still gently excavating the site to see the full extent of the ancient building.