Art & Archaeology at The Paideia Institute

What did a signature mean in the ancient world, and how much can we trust what they seem to tell us?

The Meaning of Ancient Greek and Roman Artisan Signatures

Subway construction in Rome has revealed a rare fourth-century golden glass depiction of Roma, the personification of ancient Rome. It’s the first known artifact of its kind.

Ancient Golden Glass Unearthed During Roman Subway Construction

Artefact may “be the first known sex object from the Roman Empire” according to new research.

Pestle or dildo? Six-inch wooden implement may be a Roman sex toy, say academics

Spectators at Rome’s ancient amphitheater enjoyed olives, figs, nuts and more...

Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Snacks in Sewers Beneath the Colosseum

The pattern of damage to statues' faces has led experts to believe it was both deliberate and widespread in the ancient world.

Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?

Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth. Now scholars are making a color correction.

The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture

The Gemma Augustea, the finest and almost the largest cameo that survives from antiquity, celebrates Augustus and Roman triumph.

A Man Among Gods

A Bolognese Surprise

Archaeologists find possible 'lid' to 'ancient computer'

Archaeologists Discover Perfectly Preserved 2000-Year-Old Roman Ship, 20 Other Shipwrecks in Black Sea Off Bulgaria’s Coast

Archaeologists Discover Perfectly Preserved 2000-Year-Old Roman Ship, 20 Other Shipwrecks in Black Sea Off Bulgaria’s Coast