The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

In anticipation of the Jubilee and the expected increase in visitors – up to 35 million, a major rise from the 7-10 million who visit every year – Rome has had a facelift. Piazzas are spruced ...

In fact, Rome is enjoying a new age of archaeology—the third in the city ... and King Victor Emmanuel II ordered the Colosseum and Forum cleared of rubble. Then in the 1920s and ’30s ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

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At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

The Roman Forum comprises much of the Ancient Rome's most important structures, from shrines to government houses to monuments. Although much of the complex is in ruins, you can see the remains ...

The combination of the structure and artifacts means that "it is probable that this was a Jewish community center," Riccardo Di Segni, chief rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rome, said in the ...