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 ...

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

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 ...

This iconic bridge crossing the Tiber River in Rome has survived over 2,000 years of history.

Stretching from the heart of Rome into the Italian countryside, the Appian Way is more than just a road—it’s a path through history. Built over 2,000 years ago, this ancient highway carried ...

It's been another wonderful year for TikTokers, with the Roman Empire, Wes Anderson beige flag, and aged filter trends taking the spotlight. The most popular trends were revealed in the video ...

Archaeologists in Ugento, Italy, uncovered city walls, lead sling bullets, and iron bolts, offering fresh evidence of a ...

Interamna Lirenas has turned out to be far more than a “backwater town” of the Roman Empire.According to a published study in Roman Urbanism in Italy, this central Italian town thrived well ...

It is the only known Roman brewery on the Italian peninsula. Credit: Università di Macerata . Today, visitors can admire well-preserved monuments, such as the Theater, with a capacity for 3,000 ...

A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, in the U.S., has found that there was more economic inequality under the ...

Rome, Italy, is teeming with vibrant links to its long-gone empire. From the iconic Colosseum to the massive Roman Forum, the city’s unique ancient ruins seem fit for an emperor — quite ...