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A centurion wearing sneakers and shades? AI image generators sometimes take serious liberties with history. Researchers in ...
Like Europe’s other ancient cities, Rome is perched on one vast archeological site. The modern city sits on top of the detritus of its predecessor cities, arching back into time almost three ...
Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of the city-state of Rome, founded on the Italian peninsula around 800 BC. During its twelve-century existence, the Roman civilization shifted from a ...
Ancient Romans believed that these events led to the foundation of Rome. The eternal city evolved from a collection of hilltop dwellings into one of the most significant nations in human history.
Soar above the ancient city of Rome with this captivating drone footage. Glide over iconic landmarks such as the Colosseum, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Roman Forum. Experience the timeless ...
Rome -- nicknamed the "Eternal City" -- gave European civilization a strong cultural foundation, strong enough to help it get through what followed: 1,000 years of Middle Ages.
The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. The author followed its course, above and below ...
Investigators say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to venerate the emperors of Rome ended up in museums around the world.
Archaeologists have found a massive complex of underwater ruins off the northeastern coast of Tunisia, proving that an ancient Roman city that once stood there was devastated by a tsunami 1,600 ...
A group of Belgian and UK researchers recently mapped the entire ancient city of Falerii Novi, about 30 miles outside Rome, using radar technology that scans below the soil.
This is Rome. There's graffiti everywhere. It's all over new buildings, all over newish buildings, all over ancient buildings. It's just how the city rolls. One day in the middle of last month ...
The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes).