ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. The Museum of the Forma ...

A new online tool, made by a team of historians and information technology specialists at Stanford University, shows just how long and costly it was to send people and wheat between cities in the ...

A painting of the library in the house of Domitian on the Palatine. Rome's long history is explored in a new illustrated book on archaeology and history. Wikimedia Commons Rome wasn’t built in a day, ...

A gaping sinkhole opened up in Rome and unveiled ancient paving stones dating back to the time of Caesar, reports said. The massive hole unexpectedly gave in last weekend close to the steps of the ...

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. The author followed its course, above and below ground ...

Although it resembles nothing like the clear outline of a modern map of the region, the Peutinger Table is a snapshot of how Romans viewed their world, one in which they were at the center. Their zone ...

Archaeologists no longer have to excavate buried cities to find out what they look like. A group of Belgian and UK researchers recently mapped the entire ancient city of Falerii Novi, about 30 miles ...

All roads may lead to Rome, but once you get there, good luck taking the subway. The sprawling metropolis is expanding its mass transit system — a sluggish process made even slower as workers keep ...