Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...

Southeastern Italy may be better known for its beaches and burrata, but it’s also layered with ancient Greek and Roman ...

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.

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 ...

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 ...

The photos, taken at Villa Wolkonsky, in Rome - where the ... Taken next to the Neronian Spur of the Aqua Claudia, an ancient Roman aquaduct that spans the gardens of the residence, they show ...

Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of Classical Archaeology Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek lecture hall within a gymnasium complex in Italy ...