BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?

Prior to the construction of two apartment buildings in Switzerland, archaeologists surveyed the ground for anything ...

Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation,” the game’s Steam page claims. “Hah, we’ll see ...

Thousands of people lined the streets of Rome to see something that hasn't been done in over a hundred years: a Papal funeral ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

VATICAN CITY >> Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis today at a solemn funeral ceremony, ...

A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...

Cardinals will meet next month to pick Francis' successor, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's ...

Crowds applauded and yelled “Papa Francesco!” as a slow-moving motorcade escorting the Pope’s coffin to his final resting ...

The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?