The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

Understanding the Eternal City's layout can help you from becoming eternally lost. Accessible via the Colosseo and Circo Massimo metro stops. The crumbling yet still magnificent Ancient Rome is at ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...