A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. But the miracle of Easter didn’t end there.

Most famous as the hometown of Shakespeare’s tragic couple Romeo and Juliet, Verona isn’t typically one of the first cities ...

Many ancient cities have withstood the test of time, with their populations continuously residing there, seamlessly blending history with modern life ... prominent as a Roman colony in 14 B.C.E ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have made the astonishing discovery of two life-sized relief sculptures ... Though most women in ancient Roman society had little power and were restricted to the ...

And it was also a gathering place for Jewish pilgrims in ancient times. Sadly the pool was destroyed and covered in the First Jewish-Roman War in ... a window into what life might have been ...