The work was usually carried out as part of their political role. For example, as aedile and consul, Augustus’ son-in-law Agrippa used his own mines to produce the lead pipes that lined the Aqua ...
The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...
Among the things preserved at Pompeii, which was buried byMt. Vesuvius more than 1,940 years ago, are thousands of examples ...