Archaeologists discover Roman villa in France — then unearth soldier’s wedding ring
And, he was still wearing a wedding ring. The ring was inscribed with his wedding date — Dec. 25, 1908 — and the body was ...
Footprints Reveal Ancient Escape From Vesuvius—1,800 Years Before Pompeii’s Destruction
The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of ...
Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline
The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze ...
Dangerous Pacific Palisades fire threatens famous Getty Villa Museum
The Getty Villa, which is already closed to the public on Tuesdays, was “swiftly closed” to non-emergency staff after the fire started in the morning.
Ruins of ancient Roman home — with jars for collecting taxes — found in Libya. See it
The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North ...
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What is the Getty Villa? What to know about famous museum threatened by Palisades Fire
The museum honors the arts and cultures of various classic civilizations from the ancient ... Roman country house buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Three decades after its debut the ...
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Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: A timeline
The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, a re-creation of an ancient Roman country estate, is home to thousands of priceless antiquities. (Julia Carmel / Los Angeles Times) The Getty Villa ...