ROME — For centuries, historians and architecture critics have been embarrassed by buildings like San Giorgio in Velabro. The exterior of the medieval church is inoffensive enough: trim portico, ...
Volunteer archaeologists are set to return to the remains of a Roman settlement after making the most significant discovery ...
The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...
The tourist who was seen etching his name on a brick wall of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy has apologized for his actions, a letter shows. United Kingdom resident Ivan Danailov Dimitrov, 31, was caught ...
The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials help ...
NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...
The Colosseum, inaugurated in A.D. 80, seated 50,000 and hosted gladiatorial games, ritual animal hunts, parades and executions. Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Images The Romans started making concrete ...