The historian Catherine Fletcher aims to rectify that with The Roads to Rome, her very readable book about the role of Roman roads in 2,000 years of history. Her account underlines how the roads ...
As the Roman Empire expanded, it brought bath complexes and new grooming tools with it—from nail care to "ear scoops." ...
Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a 2,000-year-old ruined garden belonging to emperor Caligula. Photos show ancient pipes, ...
The excavations, conducted… Ancient Lost City that withstood the Decline of the Roman Empire discovered in Italy For centuries, the town of Interamna Lirenas in central Italy was thought to be an ...
A Roman wall in Calabria in southern Italy was found by a team of archaeologists. It was built to trap Spartacus.
The Roman Empire was ... the western half of the Empire including Rome, while in the eastern half it was Greek – but in both halves many other languages were also spoken. 'The western half of the ...
Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old Roman settlement with hundreds of graves during railway construction in Sicily, Italy, photos show. Photo from Italferr Railway construction in Italy ...
Italy, is teeming with vibrant links to its long-gone empire. From the iconic Colosseum to the massive Roman Forum, the city’s unique ancient ruins seem fit for an emperor — quite literally ...