Once a Roman trading hub on the Rhine, Augusta Raurica is Switzerland's largest archeological park and continue to produce ...

Experience the grandeur of the Arena di Verona from the sky, capturing its ancient Roman architecture, iconic elliptical arches, and the bustling Piazza Bra below. This aerial footage showcases one of ...

As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde ...

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

For one resident of the ancient Roman Empire, who met a violent demise around 1,800 years ago, archaeologists have found the first record of its kind scarred into his bones: he was mauled by a lion, ...

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

During his papacy, he remained a steadfast ally of the Carolingian Empire, especially in the ... the internalized conflicts such as with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, and headed the attempt ...

Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia. But for something seemingly so well-documented, it’s rare for archaeologists find physical evidence of ...

The study contributes a vital new dimension to our knowledge of Roman Britain, reinforcing the region's deep connection to the empire's entertainment traditions. These findings offer new avenues ...

His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded the showy red velvet slippers and ornate vestments ...

These handheld gadgets became popular — or viral, if we want to use contemporary lingo — during the late Roman Empire, mostly from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. Even if only about a dozen survived, ...

Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs ... or camerlengo in Italian, of the Roman Catholic Church, when ...