Underwater archaeologists found a Roman breakwater made from recycled architectural fragments off the coast of Bacoli in ...

Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the Messapii people crossed the Adriatic Sea and called the Italian peninsula ...

A plague that ravaged through Roman Italy has been linked to extreme temperature drops in the region, scientists say. The Justinian Plague—the first recorded wave of bubonic plague to spread ...

Italy's Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of an ancient laundry in Rome on June 14. Excavators came across centuries-old laundry tubs and tiled floors.

Throughout the thousand-year reign of the Roman Empire, disparate populations began to connect in new ways—through trade routes, economic and political collaboration, and joint military endeavors.

Italy is levying hefty fines against Roman Colosseum ticketing agencies for forcing tourists to pay more to visit the famed historic site. The fines come after an investigation that started in ...

A map showing the division of the Roman Empire, ... However, a few decades later, they again began marauding the empire; in 408, they invaded Italy, and in 410, they besieged and sacked Rome.

The Greeks built an empire before the Romans that included colonies in Sicily and southern Italy. Their culture was more advanced in many areas than that of Rome, so the Romans adopted many ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered more than 20 bronze statues dating back over 2,000 years, which could help rewrite a part of history, Italy's cultural ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

The parchment scroll, made in the Middle Ages, is the only surviving copy of a road map from the late Roman Empire. The document, which is almost seven metres long, shows the network of main Roman ...

Wander the ruins of the Roman Forum is ranked #4 out of 26 things to do in Rome. See pictures and our review of Wander the ruins of the Roman Forum.