Virgil was one of Rome's most prolific poets, but how much was he influenced by ancient Greece and Greek writers like Homer?

How did Rome manage to destroy an entire religion? Join us as we explore the history behind the fall of one of the ancient ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

a powerful Phoenician colony in modern-day Tunisia and one of ancient Rome’s most formidable enemies. Carthaginians were known as “Punic people” to the Romans, and the two civilizations ...

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at ... entering the Colosseum at night to drink beer inside the ancient stadium.

the head of an ancient deity. The Appian Way Regional Park announced the find on Facebook. The park, located in Rome, said that it recently bid farewell to "the beautiful stone head." The head was ...

The bizarre episode no doubt puzzled his soldiers as much as it does modern historians. Excerpted with permission from The Shortest History of Ancient Rome, Ross King, Pan Macmillan.

A group of students recently recreated a rice dish using an ancient recipe – and the results were unusual. The challenge was undertaken by researchers at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in ...

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

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Moments after Canelo Alvarez fended off William Scull to become the undisputed super middleweight champion again, he was facing off against Terence Crawford in the same ...

SAUL 'CANELO' ALVAREZ is now set to face Terence Crawford after beating William Scull in Saudi Arabia. Alvarez, 34, defeated Scull, 32, via unanimous decision in Riyadh to regain the undisputed ...