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January 16, 2026

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press

AP Photo/Andrew Medichini [enlarge]
Colosseum Archeological Park guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device to livestream a guided tour for the press of the newly restored underground House of Griffins, dated between the II and I century B.C., on the Palatine Hill next to the Colosseum, in Rome.

ROME — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and mosaics.


 
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