It remained abandoned for around 1,500 years, a lost relic of the Roman era. But a forgotten town that dates back to the days of Julius Caesar has finally been uncovered in Central Italy.

outlasted the rise and fall of the Roman Empire." "As this town was unlikely to be special, we think this may give us a better view of how other communities in Italy—and maybe across the empire ...

Bethlehem, a town nearly synonymous with Christmas ... it's a story of a baby who was born in the most difficult circumstances under the Roman Empire and their occupation, who survived a massacre ...

However, whether you're singing 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' or dressing ... start out in Nazareth but need to go to Bethlehem to be counted in a Roman census. This, however, is where things ...