With its mix of modern and ancient architecture, beautifully curated exhibitions, and the best wine bars, Rome will never give you the same experience twice. Between Vatican City, the Trevi ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History ... The Huns sack northern Italy but leave the Italian peninsula without attacking Rome itself.

Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to Rome ... December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and ... Mexico in this 1947 National Geographic photo. The Olmec civilization, the first in Mesoamerica, offers valuable clues into ...