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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.

 Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy.
Yaron Minkowski’s fashion show on an Israir plane.

The runway at takeoff: An Israeli fashion show surprised passengers at 30,000 feet

eople look at the artifacts found during the construction of the new metro line at the Colosseum metro station which promise to dazzle locals and tourists with museum-like displays of archaeological discoveries, in Rome, Italy December 16, 2025.

New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays

A worker uses a laser to clean a section of the Column of Marcus Aurelius during restoration work, in Rome, Italy, December 18, 2025.

High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars


Italy’s President joins Rome’s March of the Living marking 80 years since Auschwitz deportations

"We marched in Rome with a heavy heart and great pain for the Jews of Italy who were murdered 80 years ago, and for the people of Israel who were murdered last week in the vicious terror attack."

 Rome March of the Living

Ancient aqueduct from time of Roman occupation discovered in Jerusalem

The excavation efforts also led to the discovery of a coin from 67/68 CE, during the first Jewish revolt against the Roman occupying forces.

A long section of the Upper Aqueduct to Jerusalem was uncovered in archaeological excavations at Giv‘at HaMatos

WWII -era documents name Jews aided by Catholics in fascist Rome

The researchers were careful to note that the scholarly understanding of the role of the Catholic world in the actions taken by Germany’s Nazi regime is unchanged.

 Pope Pius XII at the end of Mass.

Kosher in Rome: The best food for religious Jews in Italy's capital

These restaurants are not simply places for kosher travelers to fill their tanks with a quick falafel or a bad slice of pizza. These are high-quality establishments.

 OUTDOOR DINING at Renato al Ghetto, one of the Jewish Ghetto’s many kosher dining options. Artichoke and handmade pasta were the writer’s favorites.

Ostia: Home to one of the greatest centers of post-Temple Jewry - opinion

Ostia was the busiest port in the Roman Empire. Jewish slaves were imported by the thousands after the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and after the fall of Beitar.

 ‘MINCHA’ IN ancient Ostia.

Ancient fragments paint a picture of Roman emperor Hadrian’s daily life

The fragments shed light of Hadrian's trips to Africa and more.

Fasti ostienses from the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Pompeii archaeologists discover find that throws light on life of slaves

Archaeologists at Pompeii found a bedroom they believe was used by slaves in the ancient city.

 Ruins in Pompeii.

WATCH: Tourist climbs into Rome’s Trevi Fountain, causes outrage

Footage shows a woman climbing into the monument to fill up her water bottle, before police remove her from the scene.

A woman shelters from the sun under an umbrella at Trevi fountain during hot weather as a heat wave hits Europe in Rome, Italy, July 19, 2022.

Free Shakespeare theater returns to Jerusalem with 'Julius Caesar'

Theater in the Rough reinvents the classic Shakespeare play 'Julius Caesar' with a new musical element.

 THE CAST of this year’s Theater in the Rough production of ‘Julius Caesar’ strike a Shakespearean pose.

4th century Roman ship uncovered by Serbian coal miners

The vessel was probably part of a river fleet serving Viminacium, the sprawling and highly-developed Roman city of 45,000 people.

 Archaeologists look at parts of a wooden Roman ship dated to the 3rd century AD, at the ancient city of Viminacium, near Kostolac, Serbia, May 28, 2020.