For the first time, Roman temples appear as people once saw them. This reconstruction reveals their colors, rituals, architecture, and political meaning in everyday Roman life. From sacred ceremonies ...

A mysterious inscription sheds light on the issue of whether the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria was constructed over the ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered the ruins of an ancient pagan temple from the Roman period in Italy. The temple was found during excavations in the ancient hilltop town of Spello, which is ...

Cupra Marittima, in Italy’s Marche region, is today a sleepy seaside town – but it was once a thriving and powerful outpost of the Roman Empire. Close to the pristine beaches of the Adriatic coast lie ...

A hidden temple was recently discovered in an ancient Roman city that's mostly still underground. The temple was once part of the city of Falerii Novi, which was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago ...

Some 1,600 years ago, a group of Roman empire citizens in Italy received a letter from Emperor Constantine, allowing them to celebrate a religious holiday in their hometown rather than traveling to a ...

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Sarsina is a sleepy, rural town of barely 3,000 residents straddling the pristine Apennine mountains in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, surrounded by stunning views and grazing sheep. While it has a ...