However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...

Excavations at a necropolis in southern Italy’s Liternum Archaeological Park revealed two ornate tombs—one of which belonged ...

Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...

Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's maiden six-wicket for India as the hosts beat England by 75 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International ...

Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

Rome is in the midst of a major uplift with billions of euros pouring in from a European Union pandemic recovery fund just as the Vatican City celebrates a jubilee.

Archaeologists outside Naples excavated a 1,700-year-old burial ground with dozens of tombs and an inscription linked to a gladiator. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and ...

The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...

A quick guide to the best events and top things to do in Rome during April, from free museums and blockbuster exhibitions to opera, concerts and festivals.