Unearthing the Heart of Antiquity: Melbourne Museum’s ROME: Empire, Power, People Exhibition Brings Unseen Italian Treasures to Australia
MELBOURNE — For centuries, the popular imagination has painted ancient Rome in broad, thunderous strokes of marble, blood, and gold. It is a civilization frequently defined by the martial swagger of its legions, the lethal theater of the Colosseum, and the absolute autocracy of the Caesars. Yet, beneath the grand architectural arches and the glittering…
