Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

For beautiful coastal views without hordes of crowds, check out an underrated town between Rome and Naples that is rich with ...

Faithful and nuns gather by the statue of Pope Pius IX, inside in St. Mary Major basilica, where Pope Francis will be buried, ...

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...

The boutique 91-room gem is just a couple of minutes' walk from the city's most famous street, Via Veneto.

A newly completed excavation at an ancient gymnasium in Agrigento, Sicily, the modern name for the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Greek: Ἀκράγας), has revealed new finds: a rare roofed auditorium, a ...

The City of Ithaca is preparing to adopt new federal flood maps that could reshape insurance requirements and building permits for properties across the city. The updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps ...

The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...

According to ancient Greek Geographer Strabo, the ancient city of Stratonikeia was founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter (281–261 BC). Credit: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT Germany CC BY-SA 2 ...

I know I do.” Rome said his recruiting will begin on the South Side with a goal “to get people to want to stay here in the city of Chicago.” From there, he will look in state and then ...

While the extent to which the climate contributed to events such as the fall of Rome remains debated, there is growing evidence that climate changes shaped the fate of many civilisations.