Archaeologists recently found a massive stone basin in Italy dating back more than 2,000 years — remnants of a once-powerful ...

Archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old Roman home with an elaborate mosaic, wall art and water features near the Colosseum, photos and video shows. Screengrab from YouTube video from Italy’s Ministry ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site said ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

The Roman Empire once stretched across swathes of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to encircle the Mediterranean Sea. While the empire is long gone, remnants of its inhabitants’ lives remain ...

More than 160 cremation graves were discovered at the ancient site of Olbia, which began as a fortified Greek settlement around 350 B.C. in what is now the south of France. The ge ...

The Sardinian landscape has revealed a treasure trove of ancient 'fairy houses' that you can visit and that are recognised by ...

An ancient garden in Pompeii has been reconstructed with thousands of historically accurate plants — breathing new life into a once-thriving Roman sanctuary. The Pompeii Archaeological Park announced ...

Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales revealed what’s believed to be an ancient Roman bathing complex. Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales has been halted after ...