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An architectural restoration project brings new life and renewed centrality to one of Rome’s most iconic landmarks.
In Täby, Sweden, archaeologists unearthed a collection of Viking-era silver treasures, including arm rings, necklaces and coin pendants. The site, occupied for 500 years, also revealed structures from ...
While repairing a sewer along Rome's ancient Appian Way, workers came across an incredible discovery: an ancient marble ...
While most Roman amphitheaters have long since succumbed to the ravages of time, several remain or have been refurbished to a ...
Greece dismissed Turkey's criticism over a map presented as a gift to Patriarch Bartholomew, saying the gift was "purely ...
In this first episode of our brand new limited-series on sex work through history, Kate is joined by Professor Anise Strong, who takes us back to meet some of the amazing sex workers from Ancient Rome ...
Pilgrims coming to Rome will have the opportunity to see the newly restored tomb of one of the first Catholic popes.
Intact Roman pot (at right) in excavation pit, Drumanagh, Ireland. DRUMANAGH, IRELAND—Last year, Irish archaeologists working ...
It’s not every day that an event from ancient Armenian history is played out on stage, let alone in an opera. But that’s ...
Long before modern plumbing, the Romans built a sanitation system so advanced, it arguably saved more lives than any gladiator or general. Their aqueducts, sewers, and public baths weren’t just ...
A Roman slave girl in ancient Gaul, Blandine endured torture, lions and scorn to bear witness to Christ — and became a pillar ...
Sarcophagus of the Spouses, one of the most celebrated artifacts of Etruscan art will undergo a restoration in full view of ...