The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

King Charles III, right, and Queen Camilla arrive at Rome's International Airport G.B. Pastine in Ciampino for a four-day official visit, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ...

Find previous discussions in the Open Thread archive. Excepting the entreaty that you remain on topic, all of Slate’s usual ...

April 21 is an important day in history as one of the world’s oldest cities in the world, Rome, was founded. The city was ...

BC: Traditional date for when Romulus and Remus founded Rome. 1536: Thomas Cromwell begins to plan Anne Boleyn’s downfall while ...

The boy is called Romulus after the first king of Rome, who – according to legend – suckled off his she-wolf mother. And ...

To reach legion-level before the apocalypse, we will need to use surrogates,' tech billionaire allegedly wrote in text ...

Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...

Elon Musk's 13th child, a son with Ashley St. Clair, is named Romulus, revealed the Wall Street Journal. Romulus, in Roman ...