Rome is the headline act, but Italy’s Roman ruins outside Rome deliver ancient drama with fewer crowds and gentler prices. Think evocative ports, theatres and mosaics, with straightforward trains and ...

The marble sculpture, discovered at Chersonesos Taurica in Crimea in 2003, has been identified as a woman named Laodice ...

An ancient Roman bronze helmet from 241 B.C. was discovered in extraordinary condition near Italy's Aegates Islands, where ...

A discovery in Romania shows the remains of an elite family's treasures from the Roman era that were scorched in a fire.

One of the longest ancient Roman aqueducts in the Mediterranean is preserved in excellent condition in Heraklion, capital of ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port, but for the head of the mission, the real treasure is still hidden.

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken ...

In Roman times, Baiae was actually a tourist destination as well as being a playground for the rich. People flocked from all corners of the Roman Empire to visit this city. While Baiae was infamous ...

A picturesque cathedral city in northwest England is the world's most beautiful city, surpassing classic Italian treasures ...

A sunken port about two miles off the Egyptian coast has been discovered that could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen ...

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