was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important urban center of antiquity, 16 miles from Rome. “This is an ...

“The lesson of the Roman Forum” is that everything “is more delicate than we can imagine”. The Ancient historian Polybius, as he charts the 53 years it took for Rome to become a dominant ...

Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

The palace shared news about King Charles and Queen Camilla's upcoming visit to Italy and the Vatican amid Pope Francis' ...

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla's historic visit to Italy and the Vatican in April will strengthen ties with Pope Francis ...

In Rome, I was overwhelmed with a rush of boyish enthusiasm. I was setting off across the Mediterranean on a new ship, ...

The collection’s first stop is the Art Institute of Chicago. Titled “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” the exhibition will feature 58 sculptures ...

"And you find yourself right in ancient Rome, in a Roman temple." From 17th-Century Villa Borghese to the Capitoline, the city’s oldest art gallery, Rome has no shortage of museums displaying a ...

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