The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of many ...

Test your geography smarts with this quiz: Q: The heart of Rome has seven hills. Can you name some? A: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal.

What happens when verse from Ovid, history as written by Herodotus, satyr plays, the works of Thucydides, an Attic red-figure kylix, and tracts describing medicinal practice of the ancient world are ...