Ten years of frenzied digging uncovered a third-century Roman city frozen in time. Fragments of plaster still cling to mud-brick and stone walls, and the rooms of palaces and temples—including ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland just unearthed a Roman amphitheater dating to the fourth century A.D. — making it the youngest ...

Pompeii’s city walls had a 2-mile circumference and encircled ... homes and shops reveal a wealth of details about life in the Roman Empire. “The House of the Surgeon,” found with medical ...

Every stage of the aqueduct has to be carefully planned to ensure that the water, pulled by gravity, makes its way gradually downhill to the city. Roughly four of every five miles of Rome's ...

An entire block of Pompeii has now been uncovered, revealing a laundry and bakery, as well as the large private house. It's ...

A recently excavated Roman fresco from a house dating to the end of the first century B.C. depicts a human figure on a vibrant red background. It is among the highest quality wall paintings ever ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Look behind the cathedral to find the glass-bottomed artificial pond where you can see part of the Roman city walls below. Then, head inside to La Almoina Archaeological ...