An ancient inscription indicates that in 262 AD there was another battle at Thermopylae between the Greeks and the Goths.

Nigeria is currently under invasion by peoples from the Sahel, fleeing the twin effects of climate change and virulent ...

Tucked away in southern France, right along the Atlantic coast, is France’s 9th biggest city and the capital of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. Welcome to Bordeaux! I’ll be honest, here. I love love ...

York is one of England’s most famous medieval cities, with its cobbled streets and wobbly buildings. Originally a small ...

In AD 9, three Roman legions suffered a massacre in a region of Germania undergoing pacification. In the years that followed several attempts were made to capture or kill the German mastermind, ...

The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of ...

Rome wasn’t built in a day, but a large portion of it can be devastated in a few hours when an extreme weather event hits, according to experts studying the city’s vulnerability. Rising ...

Dozens of witnesses reportedly looked on in horror as a U.S. tourist visiting Rome screamed in pain after impaling himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum. The man — a 47-year-old American ...

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias, the national religion correspondent for The Times, reported from palaces and churches in Rome for this article. The European nobles and politicians arrived in the ...

By Patricia Mazzei Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Sunday Mass at churches in Rome Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti ...