On the market for $26 million, Villa d'Autore on the Via Appia Antica was once owned by the Italian cinema icon and her ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Italian authorities said on Friday they had arrested 34 "tomb raiders" suspected of looting treasures from archaeological ...

The operation saw nine people placed in pre-trial detention and 14 under house arrest in Sicily alone. Charges levied against ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

Rome during the holiday season is nothing short of spectacular, and a two day Rome winter itinerary gives you the perfec ...

Rick Steves says these 5 underrated movies are a must before a visit to Rome to better understand the people and places that ...

The Colosseum in Rome is one of the most iconic symbols of Italy, but it is also one of the most crowded places. Tourists ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable ...