On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a priestess Cool Finds The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use ...

After a breathing crisis on Feb. 28 that involved Francis nearly choking on his vomit, "there was a real risk he might not make it," said Sergio Alfieri, a physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial ...

Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area was known as Nubia or Kush. Following the Egyptians' takeover of the region around 1400 B.C., they ...

Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged ...

A Danish family has returned three ancient ... Etruscan artifacts from around 600 BC. The artifacts still show traces of fused soil, indicating their age. The family contacted the Italian Embassy in ...

An ancient Etruscan town ... Yet, the Etruscans remained a force to be reckoned with. Map of Magna Graecia. Credit: Public domain An Etruscan city not too far from Rome was Veii. For a long time, this ...