Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

According to legend, in the 4th century, Emperor Constantine (also known as Constantine the Great) converted to Christianity ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

The suddenness of Mount Vesuvius's eruption, has given us an incomparable look into Roman life 2,000 years ago.

Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome.

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

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An aspiring dictator, fueled by popular resentment, overthrows a failing republic. We've seen this show before ...

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