Amateur archaeologists uncovered a sandstone relief of the Roman goddess of victory in Northumberland. The find occurred in a ...

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 ...

A German tourist was arrested in Rome after transporting a 30-kilogram fragment of an ancient Roman column on an electric ...

For a particularly meaningful way to visit Rome’s major churches - and to sidestep the crowds - try following in the ...

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain I have been deeply touched by the flood of mail from Catholic readers who have appreciated that a rabbi ...

If you visit Taormina, Sicily—and with a direct Delta flight from JFK starting on May 23, the trip just became so much easier ...

Despite initial impressions, ancient Greek temples were not built to impress 21st-century tourists; they were made to house ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter – who passed away May 8 – once said the fall of the Roman Empire was partially due ...