Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

This week we have been on a pilgrimage tour led by Father Robert Adamo, the pastor of St. Ephrem’s Church, to Vatican City and Rome.

The capital city of Italy is Rome, a city that somehow comes together by way of the natural conjunction of history, culture, ...

In ancient Rome, spices came to the city from every corner of the Empire and were often so precious that they could be used ...

When you can't make it to Italy, or would prefer to skip its massive crowds, head to this budget-friendly French city with ...

The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath ... presence was” in the heart of ancient Rome. Believed to have started off as a naval base, the historic city was preserved by sand dunes that ...

In northwest Germany, near the site of the 1,600-year-old Roman military camp Anreppen, archaeologists discovered evidence of an ancient agricultural settlement.

A landmark excavation, set to conclude soon at Old City of Jerusalem church, has offered unprecedented historical insights.

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

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a priestess Cool Finds The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use ...