Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Paestum found the ruins of two sacred Greek temples built atop each other, photos show. Photo from the Italian Ministry of Culture On the edge of an ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Divers recently photographed and researched the underwater remains of an ancient Roman villa, photos show. Photo from the Superintendence of Archaeology Fine Arts Landscape Southern Etruria A team of ...

Archaeologists and students unearthed the 1,500-year-old ruins of huge semicircular room at a Roman bath complex in Aquileia, photos show. Photo from the University of Udine Digging into the stony ...

Rome, Italy, is naturally the number one destination for history buffs who want to learn more about the Roman Empire. The Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Roman Forum are some of the most famous ...

A still-life fresco recently discovered in the ruins of ancient Pompeii was at first believed to depict a pizza, but archeologists say it is not the iconic Italian dish after all. The fresco was ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police uncovered an illegal rubbish dump hidden in the remains of ancient Roman catacombs on Monday and sealed off the area while they investigate alleged environmental ...

In 2014, during construction on a McDonald's in Italy, workers found an ancient road. McDonald's Italia supported restoration work on the road before building the restaurant over it. Visitors to the ...

On the edge of an ancient city in Italy sat some long-forgotten ruins. The structure was once a sacred site and had been worn down by thousands of years of neglect — but it still hid a secret ...