The program offers an exclusive look at the urban development of Rome through the ages, with a particular focus on ancient Rome: building materials, topography, projects of urban renewal and expansion ...

From the heart of the earth a magnificent Roman style temple roof rises built entirely by bare hands from solid stone every ...

A marble inscription discovered at Hadrian’s Villa has preserved the rare physical reminders of the Roman rite of lightning ...

In Rome’s own mythology, the early city was architecturally restrained and modest. This began to change, its ancient historians wrote, after Rome conquered Greece in the 2nd century B.C.E. and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli attends an Italy-Albania Intergovernmental Summit at Villa Doria Pamphili on November ...

The crumbling yet still magnificent Ancient Rome is at the center of the city, in part of a larger area called the Centro Storico (or historic district). View the Colosseum, which centuries ago, would ...

The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking architecture ...

New York City contains surprising fragments of ancient Roman buildings, from Pompeian columns to imperial palace marble and ...

The architecture of St. Louis has a long and storied pedigree, going far back in history past its 254 years of existence. Whenever I visit Rome, Italy, I’m always amazed at the richness of its ...