The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten Roman ruins. Take a look.

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In this three-hour Ancient Rome tour, we will look closely at ... the intersection of art and power, the development of Rome as the center of an empire, and the role of city-making in history. Our ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

HarperCollins, $30 (320p) ISBN 978-0-00-870042-3 More than any other ancient civilization ... in his English-language debut, argues that Rome is the main source of today’s political ideas ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and grim contents may hold the key to unraveling the complex ...

In the centre of Yemen, which boarders Saudi Arabia and Oman, the walled capital city of Shibam is famous ... previously said. But these ancient buildings skills are facing extinction, Salma ...

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