The Roman Forum was the beating heart of ancient Rome, where senators governed the ... The Forum, with its crumbling ruins and marble columns, is an incredibly evocative place that has fascinated ...

A survey tracing the city’s greatest ornaments from antiquity to the present day originated as a series of lectures ...

Today, charming and sleepy Ravenna is often overlooked by travelers entranced by Rome, Venice and Florence ... many of its majestic Roman-era structures have simply vanished and been replaced ...

Today, it serves as a Protestant church, and is just one of several must-see Roman-era sites in the city. To find the grandeur that was ancient Rome, travelers don’t have to visit the Italian ...