Roman Baths Art Fund prize

thisisbath.co.uk: "Civic leaders have urged people to take part in a vote to help the Roman Baths win a £100,000 prize. The council-run complex is currently lagging behind a museum in Scotland in the public vote connected to the Art Prize Fund - a £100,000 grant for the museum judged best in the country."

The tale of a Roman vessel, for 22 centuries at Xlendi

INDEPENDENT online: "Outside Xlendi Bay, near the fort, is a spit of land with some salt pans at its tip. The cliff face right outside that promontory descends from just a few metres under sea level to an awesome 60 metres and there, right under the cliff, lies the remains of a Roman vessel that was shipwrecked there around the time of the Punic Wars."

Greek cutbacks leave cultural treasures locked out of sight

Past Horizons: "The greatest repository of ancient Greek art – the National Archaeological Museum of Athens – has become the latest victim of the economic crisis engulfing Greece, with visitors getting only a peek at its renowned collections."