Mobility

Work on metro line under Rome's landmarks enters crucial phase

The project is considered one of the most complicated in the world and is expected to take a decade to complete.

24/05/2024

Culture news

Archaeologists discover extraordinary Roman villa complex in UK

Discoveries within the Roman villa complex include small votive axes, 'Samian' style red-slip pottery, numerous coins, and a puzzling collection of tightly-coiled lead scrolls.

03/04/2024

Culture news

A portrait of the past: What is the Archaeological Atlas of France?

50,000 archaeological sites in France - from prehistory to the present day - have been listed for the first time in a new atlas.

25/03/2024

Art

How scientists recreated this huge statue of Constantine the Great

The ancient 11-metre structure was recreated using high tech software to scan a handful of surviving fragments.

10/02/2024

Culture news

Archaeologists discover extraordinary Roman flatpack bed in London

Described as "incredibly rare" by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), the discovery sheds new light on Roman burial and funerary customs.

06/02/2024

Art

British Museum sheds light on daily life in the Roman army

London’s British Museum's latest exhibition invites visitors to step into the shoes of an ordinary Roman army soldier.

01/02/2024

Culture news

Roman home with "unparalleled" mosaic unearthed near Colosseum

The Italian Culture Ministry describes the more than 2,000-year-old Roman domus as a true "authentic treasure."

14/12/2023

Art

UK museum says Roman emperor was transgender

According to research, emperor Elagabalus asked to be called "lady", and the museum will be referring to the ruler as “she” from now on.

24/11/2023

Culture news

2,000-year-old 'Tomb of Cerberus' with frescoes discovered in Italy

Preliminary assessments suggest that the tomb dates back approximately 2,000 years to the Republican and Imperial Roman ages.

10/10/2023

Design

Old to the new: Were ancient civilisations better at building stuff?

Structures built by ancient civilisations are still standing thousands of years later. Could they hold secrets to help us build more sustainably?

04/10/2023

Moments

Rome's ancient 'power palace' reopens to tourists after half a century

The nearly 2000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the city's Imperial era.

22/09/2023

Culture news

Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords discovered inside Dead Sea cave

Archaeologists believe the weapons were seized from the Roman army and stashed in the cave by Judean rebels.

07/09/2023

Russia

Euroviews. Is there correlation between Wagner, warlordism, and the Fall of Rome?

Vladimir Putin’s Russia is losing its monopoly on violence, and thus is at risk of becoming a failed state, if it is not one already, Dr Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele writes.

26/08/2023

Culture news

Ancient Roman shipwreck found near Italian capital

A 2,000 year old ancient Roman cargo ship was found off the coast of Civitavecchia with many of its contents still intact.

31/07/2023

Culture news

Finally found! Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater unearthed near Vatican

The Roman emperor Nero is understood to have had a deep love of drama and the performing arts but the exact location of his theatre has been a mystery until now.

28/07/2023

Culture news

Paradise for archeology: Roman-era aristocrat tombs revealed in Gaza

Palestinian archaeologists have found another lead sarcophagus, believed to belong to Roman aristocratic leaders. It's the second to be unearthed in a Roman-era necropolis discovered in Gaza City.

19/07/2023

Travel News

Rome's Pantheon has started charging tourists an entry fee

Visitors will have to pay to enter the Pantheon but which of Rome’s best tourist attractions will still be free?

05/07/2023

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Archaeologists in Pompeii find skeletons from Vesuvius eruption

The two skeletons believed to be men at least 55 years old were found in the Casti Amanti, or House of Chaste Lovers, beneath a wall that collapsed before the area was covered in volcanic material.

16/05/2023

Culture news

Archaeologists uncover 50 ancient tombs in central Paris

The burial site could shed light on the little-known culture of Paris' precursor Lutetia, a Gallo-Roman town that existed nearly 2000 years ago.

24/04/2023

Culture news

2000-year-old sex toy found at Roman fort in Northumberland

Researchers believe the only life-size Roman phallus discovered in the UK 30-years ago was probably used as a sex toy.

21/02/2023