By 46 BC, Rome had conquered much of the Mediterranean world. But it had lost control of something more basic: the calendar.

Emperors such as Augustus might have made Rome a city of marble, but the stones that still stand mainly bear the names of its popes. Across Rome, pontiffs are memorialised in their hundreds, on ...

Construction on Rome's Metro C has uncovered spectacular Roman ruins, and its new "archaeo-stations" are giving visitors a whole new way to experience the city's ancient past. On a recent Friday ...

City officials kicked off a new project to create a monumental, pedestrian-friendly, archaeological area downtown, but some critics worry the plans puts tourists before residents. By Elisabetta ...

Rome is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Three thousand years or so of history take us down beneath the modern streets, past Mussolini’s imperial city, on through the ...