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Hadrian’s Wall: A Roman frontier revisited

How much do we really know about Hadrian’s Wall? After more than a century of scientific research into this magnificent Roman monument, it might be suspected that few mysteries remain. Instead, the recent ‘Pilgrimage’ along the Wall showed that debate is still in rude health, as Matthew Symonds reveals.

Top left Under wraps: a marble statue after restoration. top right Elena Cagnoni, a restorer, working on the Torlonia Vase, a neo Attic Roman creation that is one of the largest known antique vases. The decorations on the rim depict the Labours of Hercules. Size: 177cm x 230cm above A marble statue in the photo studio. Size: 135cm tall

Hidden treasures: the Torlonia Marbles

For more than 50 years, the world’s greatest private collection of Classical art has been inaccessible to the public, locked away while a bitter dispute raged between the Italian state and one of Rome’s illustrious princes. Now the famous Torlonia Collection is to go on display at last. Dalu Jones tells its story – and offers a private view of a major new exhibition.