Imagine Ancient Rome at its peak, spreading across Europe like an unstoppable tide of sandals and swagger. Today, we can still visit some of the best Roman ruins in Rome, but the empire stretched ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about ... would be impossible to imagine Rome, which had about 1,000,000 people at its peak, without its large aqueducts.

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Ancient Rome wasn’t just the capital ... to residents throughout the sprawling city. Rome’s commitment to hygiene extended to its public sanitation facilities, which were strategically placed ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest burial underground tunnels in the world. "Hundreds of kilometers of catacombs run underneath the town and its outskirts," says ...

The widespread obsession with Rome’s virtues and values, its decline then fall ... OK! We get it! Ancient Rome dominates The Culture and the political realm. But why? There are few answers ...

This ancient town boasted its own temple, baths, forum and amphitheatre. It even garnered mentions by ancient Rome’s leading literary giants, Virgil and Pliny the Elder. Despite the ancient town ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...