seeming to break the rules of architecture right and left. The nave is framed by rows of mismatched columns — some smooth, others fluted; some made of granite, others of marble. (The Washington ...

Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain, and although it was abandoned by AD 450, ...

First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys some of the Roman Empire’s most impressive ... He marvels at an array of buildings, sculptural monuments, religious paintings and frescos ...