A man from the U.K. had no idea that his father's farm was home to a precious Roman mosaic ... that possibly adorned a large dining or entertaining area in the villa, Business Insider reported.

During Roman rule, ancient Greek cities were gradually replaced by large rural estates and farming centers, known as villas.

A Roman villa indicating ... labour and surplus from the local farming communities to fund their luxury lifestyle," he said. The dig found a barn, the main villa building with a separate bath ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed an ancient villa from beneath volcanic ash that they believe may have been used by the first Roman emperor, Augustus (63 B.C.—A.D. 14).

Restoration work was completed on a floor mosaic in a Roman villa at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in the Taşköprü district of Kastamonu. The mosaic, believed to date to the 4th century ...