Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago ... which began in 27 B.C.E. with the reign of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and ended with the western empire’s collapse in 476 C.E.

One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient traditions and religious fervor. Decades of Roman rule were causing ever more resentment. Jesus was born to a family ...

What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...