While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

A 2,000-year-old basilica has found in the center of Fano in Italy has been linked one of ancient Rome’s master builders, ...

The House of the Griffins, an ancient Roman home located underground on Palatine Hill, opens to the public for virtual tours. Originally discovered in the early 20th century, its frescoes and mosaics ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

Roman “wax tablets” were wooden frames holding a thin layer of wax used like a reusable notepad. The wax is gone in the Tongeren material, but stylus pressure sometimes bit deep enough to leave ...

ROME (AP) — Traditionalist Catholics descended on Rome on Friday for their annual pilgrimage, hoping to show the vibrancy of their community after Pope Francis issued a crackdown on the spread of the ...