Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ancient Greece.

Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...

Did you know many fruits and vegetables used to look very different? These are some of the most drastic changes in common ...

Stokes Castle stands as perhaps Austin’s most iconic landmark, visible on the hillside west of town. This three-story stone tower was built in 1897 by Anson Phelps Stokes, a wealthy mine developer and ...

The press is having a chuckle over the hue of Chairman Powell’s cravat, the color of kings and emperors.

Washing feet, with its deep spiritual symbolism, is one of several ways Catholics in Rome are welcoming the many pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Hope in 2025.

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome ...

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Earlier this month, archaeologists found two life-size sculptures in a Pompeii tomb. The Guardian reported that the woman’s ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

Or so one would think, looking at the current art scene. But a new and fascinating archeological finding shows that this has ...