Rome , the capital of Italy, is a stunning blend of ancient history, art, and culture. With its fascinating mix of ruins, ...

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by ...

But as I survey my surroundings on the Viale Europa, the streets are deserted, the landscape positively futuristic. Arriving ...

The well-preserved thermal bath complex was unearthed at a lavish home likely owned by a member of the ancient city's elite Julia Binswanger An immersive new exhibition in Australia uses artifacts ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city of brick and ...

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The enormous influx of pilgrims also brought great wealth to the city of Rome and the papacy, which popes used to transform the run-down ancient capital of the Roman Empire to a model of ...

Massimo Berruti for The New York Times On a recent trip to Rome, I came up with a way to honor the Jubilee, which begins Dec. 24, without all the people: I focused on the city’s earliest ...

Lead pollution likely led to widespread declines in IQ during the ancient Roman era, a study has found. The negative health effects of lead exposure in modernity have been widely recognized.

Constantine the Great at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, where in 312 he defeated his rivals for control of Rome. According to ... every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee ...

The challenge when visiting Rome is deciding what not to do ... It is the best-preserved ancient building in the city: its salvation was its conversion into a church in 608 AD.

in Rome, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)(Andrew Medichini / AP) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church ...