Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded a colony called Liternum on Italy’s west coast, just north of present-day ...

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

The capital city of Italy is Rome, a city that somehow comes together by way of the natural conjunction of history, culture, ...

As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of ... once known as the Flavian Amphitheater – is well worth it, though. Inside the ancient complex, there is very little signage ...

Temples functioned as sites of worship, and the Colosseum served as an amphitheater for games ... and politicians interested in the ancient Roman Empire. The triumphal arch originally grew out ...

Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is ...

Excavations at a necropolis outside of Liternum, near modern-day Naples, have found two ornate funerary enclosures.