Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.

Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

Traveling with kids is a great way to introduce them to history, culture, and nature. UNESCO World Heritage Sites offer ...

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year, millions of visitors push through ...

Rome’s Trevi Fountain is one of Italy’s most popular monuments, but few visitors are aware of where its water comes from. The ...

Italian painter, Michelangelo Merisi (1573-1610), better known as Caravaggio, left an indelible mark on the world of art—especially in Rome, which fortunately contains a large selection of his works.

In Ancient Rome, to enforce discipline among its military, commanders often would order "decimation," which was the practice ...

Inventions occasionally paint a very different picture of our ancient world. Ancient inventions can be groundbreaking. They give us more insight into past cultures, people, and technology.

The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb region — present-day Tunisia and northeastern Algeria — shows that Stone Age populations who lived there more than 8,000 ...

Stephen Dorff, Radha Mitchell (“Blueback”) and Italy’s Cristiana Capotondi (“The Ignorant Angels”) are set to star in indie rom-com “No Place Like Rome” from U.S.-based Italian ...