The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

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Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman artifact. The small item — possibly buried as an offering 1,800 years ago ...

After Rome conquered Ancient Greece, it turned Sparta into a theme park, with performances for tourists showcasing its ...

Few figures in history have been as polarizing as Nero, the infamous Roman emperor who had a love affair with everything ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ... It was the first Roman colony and an important urban center of antiquity, 16 miles from Rome. “This is an absolutely extraordinary discovery,” Alessandro ...

Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sit the ruins of Ostia Antica. The ancient port ...

From the Garden of Ninfa to the Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum, here are some top places to visit in and around Italy's ...