Ancient Roman goddess of victory sculpture found at Hadrian’s Wall by amateur archaeologists - Symbolic find believed to ...

It is commonly believed that the Romans copied the Greek pantheon, merely changing the names of the gods. In reality, it wasn ...

The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.

Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, as well as poet and politician, who left an indelible mark on Western ...

Some zodiac signs share a planetary ruler, like Taurus and Libra, which are co-ruled by Venus, or Gemini and Virgo, which ...

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...

He didn’t really expect to see white after the first vote, but came anyway: “It will be God’s choice.” Myra Beye, 25, who hails from the Philippines but has lived in Rome many years ... are captivated ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican says, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a “beautiful” stone head dating back to antiquity. It was discovered during the excavation of a fifth-century basilica.

Quite the opposite, he grappled with the master, taking epic Greek poetry’s sound and structure and forging something distinctly Roman. It’s this deep, foundational link between Virgil and ancient ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of over 100 buried horses dating back to ancient Rome – but the skeletons weren't found in Italy. The excavation took place at Bad Cannstatt ...