At its peak, it was home to some 2,000 people. Fragments of ancient pottery were uncovered at the site, allowing the team to ...

With miles of winding streets, along or between the city's historic seven hills, Rome is a lot to maneuver almost any way you look at it. Understanding the Eternal City's layout can help you from ...

The Ancient Appian Way (Via Appia Antica) has a history that dates back to 312 B.C. and includes the site of Spartacus' execution (in 71 B.C.), the tomb of Caecilia Metella, and many a Roman ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

the ancient commercial port of call outside Rome, he wasn’t sure what he might find. The dig site had not been explored in modern times, despite its central location next to a square that was ...

It was used also in ancient Rome, with Romans calling it caeruleum. The ingot found at the Domus Aurea was the star of the discovery, which also included the finding of yellow ochre pigments in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman ... in some ways the site that connects them all together. This is the heart of Rome in London, where all ...

Scientists identified a 1,900-year-old Roman sanctuary at Cova de les Dones after finding inscriptions and a coin offering. Photo from A. Ruiz-Redondo, V. Barciela and X. Martorell Deep inside a ...