The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...

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

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, active since April 17th, will peak on April 21st and 22nd, potentially displaying up to 18 meteors per hour in dark skies. This ancient ... known of its kind and reliably ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across ... The villa, which dates to the 16th century, is perhaps best known for its erotically-charged frescoes depicting ...

UNESCO didn’t agree with the Seven New Wonders of the World—but they’re still worth a visit, if you know how to navigate the ...

Founded by an ancient tribe, Verona became a Roman colony in 89 B.C.E., and you can still see traces of the ancient civilization (the city is even called "little Rome"). In fact, the Arena of ...

We also learned a lot about visiting the Colosseum first-hand. I thought I would share some helpful ideas about choosing the ...

Images of sparring gladiators, sometimes with one another or with beasts, memorialized in ancient mosaics and pottery ... systems of the Roman Empire at its peak and provide evidence that Roman ...

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities in Italy that tourists visit, but it’s definitely worth a trip.