Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire ... Well, there we are, a taster of British Roman history in a matter of minutes. The Romans had lots of different ...

The museum is also hosting Easter activities for families to delve into ancient Rome. The "GLADI-EGG-TOR" trail challenges families to find hidden Roman and gladiator-themed eggs around the museum.

Today, nearly 1,000 Fayum paintings exist in collections in Egypt and at the Louvre, the British and Petrie museums in London, the Metropolitan and Brooklyn museums, the Getty in California and ...