Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might ...

In 2024 Banks was among the team which came across what is thought to be the first Roman bed to be found in Britain during a ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. Subscribe to our newsletter for more travel news! In the suburbs of the legendary city of ...

Swap Rome for one of these five alternative breathtaking Italian cities - While the Eternal City is one of the country’s headline act, it does come with one major downside: the crowds. So here are som ...

When most people envision the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79 that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, they think of the casts of their bodies made by pouring plaster ...

Something haunting happens when you stand in the ruins of a place once teeming with life. The silence speaks louder than the ...

STUNNED archaeologists have uncovered a secret Roman villa that’s been dubbed “Port Talbot’s Pompeii”. The remarkable find is ...

For ancient craftspeople, who had to fashion everything by hand, specialized tools such as saws and awls must have been among their most prized possessions. For a people as artistically accomplished ...

The Lancers are off to their best start since the 2006-07 team won 18 of its first 19 games. "A pretty big night around here," Festus boys coach Dan Johnson said. "More than anything, you love the ...

The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was the gravest natural disaster to strike Italy during the peak of the Roman Empire, killing more than a thousand people in nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny ...