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BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?
The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...
In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of ...
The site, which likely once housed a roman cavalry unit, shows evidence of the respect soldiers had for their mounts.
One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...
The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?
After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media An ...
In the year that marks 110 years since the Gallipoli landings, funnyman turned professor Steve Vizard examines our ANZAC ...
Three years into the job, Francis asked him to take on another role that is steeped in myth and mystery but also has ...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany says it may close up to a third of its buildings, including churches and schools. In a letter sent to members, Bishop Edward Scharfenberger said the diocese is ...
Workers began clearing the corner of Lady and Sumter streets to make way for the new building in January 2025. The five-story, 100,000-square-foot new headquarters and garage will be the largest ...
But it appears the recently found dog was actually sacrificed for a building, rather than a human – which is a rare find in Belgium. "From [the Roman scholar] Varro's work 'De Re Rustica,' it ...