Bull heads like these were used throughout ancient Greece and Rome to both ward off evil spirits and symbolize strength and ...

Penne, in Italy’s central Abruzzo region, has sold six one-euro homes since 2022 but is stepping up the pace with the next ...

An archaeologist is set to deliver a guided tour of the ancient Roman town of Silchester. A University of Reading professor will deliver a series of talks to share insights into the history of the ...

A university professor will deliver a guided tour of the ancient Roman town of Silchester as part of a trio of talks.

Among them are “Flora,” which depicts the Roman goddess of spring, flowers and fertility and was discovered in the Villa di Arianna in the ancient town of Stabiae, and “Dancers” from the ...

Archeologists claim to have found the resting place of one of only a handful of the Abydos Dynasty's kings, after around ...

The 17 of March is St Patrick’s Day. Who was St Patrick and why is he the patron saint of Ireland? This is the story ...

More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

"Rome has two faces," says Angela ... and the coastline ended up advancing by 3.2km, much of the ancient town that once stood there has been preserved. "You lose yourself there, you can see ...

As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...

Experience Joan Didion’s Los Angeles — her iconic homes, along with the hotels and restaurants she frequented, as two new ...