Along with the majority of the other gates that once lined the ancient city wall, it was finally demolished in the 18th century to improve traffic access. This wonderfully intact section of wall would ...

Four of the coins date to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who was played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator film, with the earliest dating from AD166 (above) A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins ...

The ancient road that ran through northern Greece and connected Rome to Byzantium. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Roman civilization is well known for its stunning mosaics ...

The cargo ship was found laden with hundreds of Roman pottery jars, most of which are intact. The house, featuring erotic art and bronze statues, was the epitome of wealth in ancient times.

“It helps everyone, and we must have great faith.” People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the pope’s healt ...

The Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, has voluntarily returned to Greece an ancient Attic black-figure lekythos, a small vessel traditionally used for storing oil and often placed in ...

The Rome Colosseum, Verona’s impressive arena – everyone knows Italy’s beloved ancient Roman amphitheatres, synonymous with drama and pomp: gladiator conflicts, bloody spectacles and ...

It is kind of ancient Rome’s Popbitch”, he commented. “It is full of scandal, and extraordinary detail, but it is also very psychologically astute. It has the quality of a very highbrow ...

Francis Ford Coppola used Rome as the guiding metaphor for his lifelong project Megalopolis. Our legal language is packed with Latinate homage. OK! We get it! Ancient Rome dominates The Culture and ...

The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse backgrounds.

An ancient Attic black-figure lekythos was ceremonially repatriated to Greece in an event held at the Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was attended by the Greek Minister of ...