After 300 AD, the architecture of the Roman Empire began to change dramatically. The grand temples, amphitheaters, and bath complexes of the classical world slowly disappeared. In their place rose ...
Rome (CNN) — Rome, as it’s often said, wasn’t built in a day. And nowhere is that more evident than its state-of-the-art Metro Line C, an ambitious project meant to help relieve the Italian capital’s ...
The tourist who was seen etching his name on a brick wall of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy has apologized for his actions, a letter shows. United Kingdom resident Ivan Danailov Dimitrov, 31, was caught ...
The Colosseum, inaugurated in A.D. 80, seated 50,000 and hosted gladiatorial games, ritual animal hunts, parades and executions. Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Images The Romans started making concrete ...
A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make way ...
The Colosseum has undergone a significant restoration, utilizing ancient travertine marble to recreate lost architectural ...