Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

ROME (AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

The Via Egnatia was an ancient Roman road that ran from the Adriatic Sea to Byzantium, connecting northern ancient Greek ...

While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ...

To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest burial underground tunnels in the world. "Hundreds of kilometers of catacombs run underneath the town and its outskirts," says ...

You don’t need a time machine or a transatlantic flight to step inside ancient Rome ’s most infamous arena. Starting on ...

The life of Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70–27 BCE) shows what happened to politicians in ancient Rome who fell out of favor ...

With the goal of 'making it possible to see ancient Rome from the perspective of those who lived in Rome at that time,' a project that reproduced the streets of ancient Rome in 3D with a focus on ...

The vast majority of Rome’s population lived in insulae—apartment buildings ranging from luxurious units for senators to cramped, cell-like rooms for migrant workers. From fire hazards and collapsing ...