Italian officials announced the discovery of three ancient "fairy house" tombs on Sardinia, containing Roman-era artifacts ...

Forming the bedrock of Western art, the first of untold depictions of Jesus Christ has a surprisingly irreverent beginning.

Archaeological findings and architectural elements provide evidence that a sun worship cult existed at Delphi.

Benches like the one at the Villa of Mysteries have been found at other significant domus, or homes, in Pompeii, like a waiting room for a doctor’s office, officials said. In the Roman culture, the ...

Naples is all about contradictions. Wrapped around its magnificent bay in the shadow of a menacing volcano, this complex city ...

While we are totally unaware, archaeologists are busy at work, unearthing things that people in the past did thousands of years ago. Well, if you are as much of a history fanatic as I am, then this ...

The National Museum of History of Romania has announced the discovery of a priceless treasure during the annual excavation campaign at the archaeological site of Histria, an ancient Greek colony and ...

They were once considered the height of culinary finesse, before poor-quality meals stole their sheen. But are we ready to ...

Venice remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, and the wineries nearby aren't to be missed. If you fly into Venice (or Verona, for that matter) you’ve hit a perfect base for ...

The seat is across from the entrance to the Villa of the Mysteries, a large property full of beautiful frescoes located just ...

From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero's possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about ...

In what was one of the greatest decoration flexes in ancient Roman design, a wealthy resident of Iuvavum—now modern-day ...