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June 26, 2023

Tourist filmed carving name on wall at Rome’s ancient Colosseum

Italy’s culture minister called the incident a ‘serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility.’

April 28, 2023

Italy returns 2,000-year-old grave marker, exported illegally, to Turkey

Italy on Friday returned a second-century noblewoman's funerary stele illegally excavated from southeastern Turkey to the nation's authorities.

April 19, 2023

Ancient ring adorned with Roman emperor image sells for nearly 600 times its expected price at auction

A ring believed to contain an image of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, sold for $145,000 in a recent auction in Birmingham, England. The initial estimate was well below that figure.

April 4, 2023

Italian infrastructure minister expresses renewed interest in building bridge to Sicily

Italian Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini on Tuesday sought to rally global support for the country's latest attempt to construct a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland.

March 13, 2023

Roman aristocrat's millennia-old remains unearthed in northern England in 'once-in-a-lifetime find'

An ancient cemetery containing the remains of both late-Roman and early-Saxon people was discovered in northern England, officials announced on Monday.

March 7, 2023

Roman shrine unearthed beneath former graveyard of a cathedral in England

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman shrine located 10 feet below a former graveyard on the grounds of a cathedral in central England. They also found a cellar, pottery, and coins.

January 7, 2023

Research uncovers secret that made ancient Roman concrete so durable

Scientists from a MIT, Harvard University study found the secret to what made ancient Roman concrete last thousands of years.

January 2, 2023

More than 60,000 come to view Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body on first day

Italian police predicted 30,000 visitors to view Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body. By the end of the evening, 65,000 people passed through St. Peter's Basilica.

October 13, 2022

Ancient Roman 'refrigerator' discovered in military barrack with preserved bones: 'Shrouded in mystery'

Archaeologists have discovered and excavated an ancient Roman fridge from at a legionary fortress in Bulgaria. The old food container held preserved bones.

August 30, 2022

Historic European drought reveals previously submerged ancient Roman ruins

A severe drought and record low water levels along the Lima River in Northwest Spain have caused a previously submerged ancient Roman settlement to reappear.