Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

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 ...

Rome is a city shrouded in myth yet full of potent physical reminders of many historical triumphs and tragedies. Walking the ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and museums, and sidewalk cafes overburdened with diners. In this episode, we’d like ...

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Between the excitement over Pope Leo XIV and the Jubilee celebrations, Rome is the place to be this summer. The travel ...

Rome might be famous for its ancient wonders - but its newest hotel is anything but stuck in the past.

In a city where history lives on every corner, art'otel Rome Piazza Sallustio brings a fresh kind of Roman holiday: think ...

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As Roman power and territory expanded ... for centuries—but they took it to high art. At first, coins were minted from bronze, but as the Roman Empire expanded, war spoils including silver ...

Discover Gio Ponti’s architectural journey in Milan, from neoclassical buildings to modern masterpieces, and his legacy today.

How AI Is Deciphering Lost Scrolls From the Roman Empire The turning point came in 2015, when scientists used X-ray tomography to read a different ancient scroll from En-Gedi, creating a 3D scan t ...