Probably there are a number of lost catacombs, too." The oldest tunnels date back to the first century. "The Jewish community in Rome built them as cemeteries. Christian catacombs came a century ...

Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social ...

Roman worship was divided into the public and ... Although there were originally just 15 flamines, over time more were added to serve emperors who had been deified. The vestal virgins Finally ...

The most important change in typography occurred in the fifteenth century. […] It is unbelievable for me, that in the same century, in a very short period of time, an evolution arose from strict ...

A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money. Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins.

is instilling new life into a 16th-century building in the heart of Rome suggests a paradox. This is the case of the recently completed restoration of Palazzo Capponi by Zaha Hadid Architects. Zaha ...