Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most ... often to the death. Now, experts in Italy have found the final resting place of one of these brave warriors, hidden for around ...

Naples Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s ... for lower-class ancient Romans.

The crumbling yet still magnificent Ancient Rome is at the center of the city ... The grand structure is dedicated to Italy's first king, Victor Emmanuel II, but now houses the Museo Centrale ...

The bearded head was covered in layers of mortar—it was serving as a piece of the foundation for a church building from ancient Rome—and will now make its way to Italy’s Central Institute ...

“I wish my last earthly journey to end at this very ancient Marian shrine,” Francis ... Povoledo is a Times reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region.

the team hopes to propose new hypotheses with respect to the layout of the ancient Via Domitiana roadway (which connected southern Italy to Rome) and the surrounding areas. “It will be possible ...

ROME, April 14 (Reuters ... ending an often turbulent reign in which he sought to overhaul an ancient and divided institution. Worldcategory Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff, never returned ...

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Picture: Soprintendenza ABAP per l’Area Metropolitana di Napoli Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate ...

Italy is always a popular choice. From Rome’s historic landmarks to the canals of Venice and the rolling hills of Tuscany, there’s no shortage of places to visit. But one ancient city in the ...