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Rome’s Ancient Colosseum Hosts Way of the Cross With Pope’s Theme of Renewal
Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, ...
10 Ancient Roman Foods People Actually Ate at the Colosseum
Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent ...
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Famed Roman-Era Grotto in Tivoli Reopens After a Years-Long Restoration
The Grotto of Diana at the Villa D'Este outside of Rome will open to visitors in May after being closed for 40 years.
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals
Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...
Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection
When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...
175-year-old theory about riverside ruins in Austria turns out to be true
On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...
Archaeologists Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue Buried in Construction Rubble
When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...
The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long ...
How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.
A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...