Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

The last pope buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII in 1903. Francis’s will stipulated a simple burial "in the earth, ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs ... Historians were able to unearth "grave goods" at the site, consisting of coins, lamps and small vases. The discoveries then ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a location that reflects his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with ...

One in three are children. In the necropolis discovered last March in Giugliano, thirty-three tombs have been identified and ...

Sculptures are first-century Roman copies of Greek originals ... She is the director of operations here at Aigai, the ancient royal capital of Macedonia, now protected by Unesco as one of the ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally divided into six ages ... 2,000-1,700 BC) saw a more gradual development, including the evolution of megaron-type dwellings and cist grave burials. The last phase of ...

What else would one expect in a massive ancient Roman cemetery for military horses? But something about this particular grave turned out to be much more unusual — and intimate. Archaeologists ...