An archaeological dig in eastern France revealed the remnants of a five-foot-high equestrian statue that likely overlooked a city's gates.

Photos by Giulia Gerosa for Thrillist Rome is not a theme park. It doesn’t come with maps where every corner delivers a ...

In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV transformed the ancient Capitoline Hill into a temple to ancient art. Five centuries later, the Capitoline Museums complex still remains the oldest public collection in the ...

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People themselves needed protection as well. They wore amulets or other charms, often made of coral, to ensure their safety.

This is another great example of ancient temples being in use today. Built around 1,200 years ago on the popular island of Java, this ancient temple is another Buddhist sacred site that continues to ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

I moved from California to Italy and have been working as a tour guide in Rome for 17 years.; The crowds in Rome seem to get bigger every year, so I recommend checking out Ostia Antica instead ...

The trouble with Rome is that it has so many treasures. Its heady mix of must-see classical ruins, flamboyant fountains, Renaissance palaces and masterpiece-filled museums can make a trip to the ...

Rome's Colosseum opened in 80 C.E. and is still the world's largest amphitheater. Here are 15 Colosseum facts you can use to impress your friends and family.

ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - A giant statue dating back about 2,500 years has been restored to Sicily's Valley of the Temples, an archeological site which ancient Greek poet Pindar described as "man ...

Statue of the Greek god Atlas rebuilt at the Temple of Zeus in Agrigento. Credit: Zde. CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons/zde A colossal statue of the sky-bearing Greek titan Atlas, which was buried for ...