Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rome marked the 26th edition of its annual celebrations of the city’s founding from April 18 to 21, commemorating its 2,779th ...

Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator schools called ludus. Their diet was predominantly vegetarian, featuring barley-based meals ...

An ancient Roman grave marker found last year in the backyard of a New Orleans residence has been repatriated to Italy, as ...

Daily life in ancient Rome blended work, social ritual, and leisure, shaped by class, culture, and the city’s infrastructure. Citizens navigated crowded housing, diverse diets, and elaborate clothing ...

ROME(AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and ...

Burials from over a millennia ago are revealing how people lived in part of the Roman Empire after it fell.

Both in schoolbooks and popular imagination, 476 AD stands like a sword stroke: the year Romulus Augustulus, the teenage ...

Considered one of the world's best places to visit, Rome offers countless things to do and an endless selection of delicious ...