Greek Reporter19h
Michelangelo Wanted Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on a Greek Cross Plan
When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...
Catholic News Agency1d
Jubilee pilgrims, Rome’s Catholics pray for Pope Francis
Pilgrims from around the world continue to travel to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and though they won’t catch a glimpse of ...
Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...
This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome
Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...
CNN9d
Roman basilica remains uncovered in office block basement
The remains of an ancient basilica that would have formed the heart of Roman London have been uncovered during building work in the center of the British capital. About 2,000 years old ...
Archaeologists discover London's first Roman basilica under office building
An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...
USA Today4d
Video shows 2,000-year-old Roman structure discovered under central London
The new plans are expected to be submitted by this spring. In ancient Rome, a basilica was a large public building that included courtrooms, marketplaces and meeting halls. The basilica was a part ...
Fox News8d
Archaeologists unearth ruins of nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica in London
In Roman London, the basilica was part of the forum, a place where people shopped, mingled and heard the latest from politicians, AP reported. "This is the heart of Rome in London, where all the ...
CNN14d
Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
The incident takes place during the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, with 32 million pilgrims expected to come to Rome in 2025. The basilica has been preparing for an influx of visitors ...
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Archaeologists unearth remains of Roman basilica on site of new London skyscraper
This is the heart of Rome in London, where all the decisions ... Thursday that they have unearthed the remains of a Roman basilica that once stood at the heart of the city known as Londinium.