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Four new bodies have been discovered at Pompeii. A unique archaeological find in their house illuminated their final moments.
I thought in going to Rome alone that I still wanted a "come what may" kind of life, but the truth is I have no tolerance for ...
When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed ...
When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...
Rome might be famous for its ancient wonders - but its newest hotel is anything but stuck in the past. In a city where ...
(Dinner with the gladiators wasn't fancy ... (Chariot racing was the Formula 1 of ancient Rome.) Just like sports fans today, the Romans loved. souvenirs—like this amber gladiator helmet ...
Image courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum The ancient Romans left behind massive ruins that showcase their engineering and architectural ingenuity, foremost among them Rome’s Coliseum.
Alfredo Valentini takes his audience on a gastronomic tour of the island of Sicily with a dinner and discussion on Thursday, May 22, at Monarch Banquets, 16 Erie St. Check-in will start at 4:15 p ...
A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make ...
Photo by Sergej Karpow via Unsplash This misfortune of one Roman roughly 1,600 years is the good luck for a modern-day archaeologist in Britain. “Thank goodness for our careless ancestors!” ...