Rome
Italy discovers basilica design by ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, 'father of architecture'
"It is a sensational finding ... something that our grandchildren will be talking about," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli told a press conference.
The runway at takeoff: An Israeli fashion show surprised passengers at 30,000 feet
New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays
High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars
Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
Accounts, embellished by William Shakespeare, tell how the Roman dictator was stabbed to death by a group of aggrieved senators on the Ides of March - March 15 - in 44 BC.
Ancient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief
The coin comes from the reign of the Hasmonean King Antigonus II Mattathias, who ruled from 40 BCE to 37 BCE. He was the last Jewish king, his death marking the end of Jewish sovereignty until 1948.
Archaeologists learn about 16th-Century medicine for Caesar's Forum dig
Researchers have connected a recent excavation with a 16th-century hospital that dealt with plague victims.
'Intimate Strangers': The ups, downs of the Jews of Rome - review
The theme of Intimate Strangers is that from the beginning, Roman non-Jews recognized Roman Jews as familiar, as almost family members, but with the accent on the “almost.”
Archaeologists reveal glamorous ancient winery among Roman ruins
Wine production played a key role in the identity of Roman elite, a new study finds.
The debt to the Jewish rebels against Rome - part 2 - opinion
The journey of the First and Second Jewish Revolts through coinage
Pope wants light shed on 40-year-old mystery of missing Vatican girl
The daughter of a Vatican usher whose family lived in the Vatican, Orlandi, then 15, failed to return home on June 22, 1983 following a music lesson in Rome.
Archaeologists find lavish marble décor in ancient undersea city of sin
The Roman town of Baia was the great luxury resort of the ancient world and has been dubbed by many as the "Las Vegas of the Roman Empire." But then it sunk beneath the Gulf of Naples.
Mosaics of Greek Medusa found in ancient Roman villa
In Greek mythology, Medusa is one of the three Gorgons. According to myth, Medusa has hair made of serpents and turns anyone who looks at her into stone.
Israeli archaeologists present 1,800-year-old gold protective jewelry
The jewelry bears the sign of Roman goddess of the moon Luna and was probably worn for protection.
