The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, ...

The new campaign mapped an orthogonal street grid - straight axes and insula-like blocks - typical of planned Roman foundations. Within that layout, the drone data traced a large rectangular forum ...

Archaeologists identified remains matching the basilica described by Vitruvius, linking Roman architecture, Renaissance ...

Cologne was once Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, a powerhouse of the Roman Empire. The governor lived here in a massive palace called the Praetorium. We’ve known about the palace for decades, but ...

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

Whatsapp For centuries, Kashmir’s ancient past remained fragmented. Modern archaeological and numismatic research has ...

On a weeknight, long after the swarms of tourists had left Rome's Colosseum, a small group of people walked around outside ...

On a recent weeknight, long after the swarms of tourists had left Rome’s Colosseum, a small group of people walked around outside the darkened amphitheater, pausing every so often to take in a ...

For the first time, Roman temples appear as people once saw them. This reconstruction reveals their colors, rituals, architecture, and political meaning in everyday Roman life. From sacred ceremonies ...

Rome’s ancient streets, history, and architecture create a journey through timeless Italy.

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By borrowing techniques from the Greeks and the Etruscans, Romans engineered ...