The 1748 Nolli Map of Rome is the best map of any city ever for three reasons: accuracy, detail, and influence. I’m not going ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today.

The parallels between Washington DC. and Rome—in terms of trappings of power, grandeur and diplomacy—are unmistakable. Much like ancient Rome, Washington is a beacon of authority where world ...

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny ...

Shimon Gibson / Mount Zion Expedition However, nobody noticed the paw print until later. After the dig, the newly discovered artifacts were stored in boxes. Laboratory director Gretchen Cotter was ...

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The resting place of Noah’s Ark—a ship said in the Bible to have saved two of every animal during an ancient Great Flood sent by God to flush evil out of the world—may have been located ...

The Kentucky men's basketball program may have a long history of success, but the team has struggled to make deep March Madness runs in recent years. The Wildcats, a No. 3 seed in the NCAA ...

Curator Irving Finkel says that the cuneiform writing on the tablet tells of the ancient Babylonians' beliefs and culture.

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