ROME (AP) — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: the Colosseum won ...

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Take a walk through Rome’s breathtaking Piazza Navona, one of the city’s most iconic Baroque squares filled with fountains, ...

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Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

Enter Gabii, an ancient Roman city 11 miles east of Rome you’ve probably never heard of unless you’re an expert in the field.

An excavation in Turkey has yielded not just artifacts — it's yielded millennia-old recipes that are bringing the flavors of Ancient Rome back to life. Archaeologists in Turkey recently completed digs ...

There are hundreds of caves in Belize that served as portals to what the Maya called Xibalba—home to ancient death gods, rituals, and extraordinary relics left behind. Accessible only by kayak or ...

A failing Chinese restaurant on a crusty space station orbiting Mars is an unlikely setting to chase one’s dreams, even in a dystopian future where Earth is no longer an option. But that’s the ...

MEXICO CITY — Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it’s hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization. Yet atop its circular pyramid, ...

Mexico City's ancient Cuicuilco site, once a thriving civilisation's heart, now offers a peaceful haven amidst urban sprawl. The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) leads affordable ...