ROME – Computer experts on Monday unveiled a digital reproduction of ancient Rome as it appeared at the peak of its power in A.D. 320 – what they called the largest and most complete simulation of a ...

Take a virtual tour of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s most important papal basilicas. Explore its ...

On a sunny Monday morning in late September, a river of travelers flowed slowly through the Piazza della Rotonda. The focal point of the piazza is the Pantheon, the nearly 2,000- year-old temple to ...

Think of the ancient Roman Empire and Julius Caesar, Mount Vesuvius and Russell Crowe likely come to mind. We’re taught so ...

When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the Roman city of Pompeii — and many of its residents — were buried under layers of volcanic ash. The volcanic matter preserved much of Pompeii’s remains. Almost ...

So intertwined with power and history is the story of Rome — cradle of the Roman Empire, seat of the Papal States — it’s easy to forget it hasn’t always been Italy’s capital. Even in its short modern ...