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 ...

The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...

Caravaggio's 1598 portrait of Maffeo Barberini spent centuries with the family before entering a private collection in the ...

A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60 years ago is being shown to the public for the first time in a museum in Rome.

St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia in the Roman ...

Many scholars have examined the ways in which ancient Roman house design emphasized views and viewing within the domestic ...

Discover the newly redesigned Gallery of the Kings at Museo Egizio, showcasing ancient Egyptian artifacts in a stunning ...

In this way, and through their depictions in ancient Egyptian tomb art, dances meant to ensure life after death for Egyptians have achieved their own kind of immortality. (The obelisk is an ...

Rich in Roman history, fine dining and therapeutic thermal waters, Bormio is backed by world-class ski slopes that will play ...

How many of us knew that Italy, the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, hosts some of the most exquisite and beautiful Byzantine ...

Archeologists Map a Buried Roman City in Italy With Radars, Without Digging Any Soil at All One of the biggest issues archeologists face during site exploration is the potential damage, techniques ...

Two ancient Roman mosaics have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a public collection to acquire them.