The city of Rome has revealed for the first time the biggest Roman wall mosaic ever found, and a colorful fresco painted on a ...

The restored work depicts a walled port city complete with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas, and towers.

Rome wasn’t built in a day — and neither were its mosaics. After 2,000 years, the public can finally get a look at “the Great ...

Authorities in Rome have unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome ...

One of the longest ancient Roman aqueducts in the Mediterranean is preserved in excellent condition in Heraklion, capital of ...

ROME (AP) — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome's Tiber River, near St. Peter's Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero's ...

Divers have uncovered a Roman-era shipwreck that had remained untouched on the seabed off Sicily for more than 2,000 years, police on the Mediterranean island said. Italian Culture Minister Alessandro ...

ROME, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered a second-century building with mosaics and frescoes near the Colosseum that may have been barracks used by ancient Roman firefighters, the city's ...

Ancient Rome's greatest threat to food security wasn't the weather but the challenge of getting grain to the capital, according to a new study. By comparing hundreds of years of historical records ...

Pompeii is often thought of as an undisturbed time capsule, a once-bustling port that fell silent after Mount Vesuvius erupted and blanketed the ancient Roman city with a thick layer of ash in AD 79. ...

Many famous “ancient” buildings are partly modern creations shaped by archaeology, politics, tourism, and national identity. From Rome to Crete and Athens, restorations often reveal as much about the ...