However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marvelling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — ...

Thessaloniki's driverless metro is a kind of hop-on, hop-off museum with centuries worth of ruins along its route ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike ...

You don’t have to go back to school to have a rich experience at an ancient site — just make sure to bring a healthy dose of ...

Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a ...

The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t have to fight through the crowds.

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marveling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring ...

Within the arch are reliefs representing the Roman triumphal procession, with soldiers carrying as spoils the paraphernalia of the Temple: the seven-branch candelabrum, the shewbread table, the ...

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch of Titus, commemorating the emperor’s sacking of Jerusalem ...

Archeologists conducting a dig underneath the Cressoni Theater in Como, Italy were surprised by the astounding discovery of hundreds of gold coins that date back to the late Roman imperial era ...

There is a lot for visitors to discover in this magnificent hall: a gallery here, a Roman triumphal arch there, and here façade structures with pilasters and round arches in the style of the ...