Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

From the Garden of Ninfa to the Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum, here are some top places to visit in and around Italy's ...

Travel expert Rick Steves knows all about Rome, and this hotel in a prime location allows you to walk to many of the major tourist attractions in the city.

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

Now, snorkelers can swim among its remarkably preserved ruins, where statues, temples, and everyday objects whisper tales of ...

British owner refuses to hand over Italian painting identified as stolen, ancient Jewish bathhouse found in Rome’s Ostia ...

Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sit the ruins of Ostia Antica. The ancient port city isn’t as well-known as the nearby Colosseum or Roman Forum ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath ... a cradle of tolerance between different peoples who found their union in Roman civilization,” Italy’s minister of culture, Alessandro Giuli ...