A small, 2,200-year-old elephant bone discovered at an ancient, fortified settlement in southern Spain may be the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by the legendary ...
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Friday opens the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by "Metamorphoses", Roman poet ...
The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.
How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of ...
Italy is making its artistic treasures more accessible to people with disabilities. Michela Marcato, who has been blind since ...
Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...
On a quiet summer evening in Rome, the Vatican Museums reveal a side of history often overlooked by visitors. Within the octagonal courtyard, the oldest part of the museums, countless Roman artifacts ...
Ancient Roman farms produced far more than grain, relying on mixed cultivation, orchards, and careful land management to ...
Rome is now charging a fee for the Trevi Fountain to curb overtourism, fund preservation, and manage 30,000 daily visitors.
The study of a 1,900-year-old vial found in Pergamon suggests that the Romans used feces as medicine, and thyme to mask the ...
The Trevi Fountain ticket follows a growing number of Italian measures aimed at regulating tourism, including Venice’s ...
Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...
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