In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most bloodthirsty spectacles known to history. Depicted in Ridley Scott's ...

The ancient Roman settlement of Liternum was found in 194 B.C. and thrived for about 400 years before rapidly declining and being abandoned. Today, Liternum Archaeological Park is on the outskirts of ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

Now, experts in Italy have found the final resting place of one of these brave warriors, hidden for around 2,000 years. The burial has been found in Liternum, an ancient town in Campania that ...

Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Naples Sifting through the stony dirt of southern Italy, a team of archaeologists expected to find some ancient Roman ruins, but the 1,700-year ...

Photo from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii The ruins of Pompeii, Italy, are famous for their ... But what materials did ancient Roman artists use to create these masterpieces?