The most remarkable find, however, was discovered in the state room of a domus, or a Roman house built in an urban area and typically occupied by a wealthy family, according to the release. A roughly ...

Now, the figurine has been shown to the public for the very first time, and it’s being called the discovery of the century. The figure dates to the Neolithic period, at least 6,000 years ago, ...

A room and a building in one of the world's ancient cities boast an incredible influence on biblical history, or is this just a medieval hypothesis?

For art lovers, the Basilica houses some of the oldest extant mosaics in Rome, dating to the fifth century, while the mosaics in the apse are by Jacopo Torriti, one of the most celebrated artists ...

As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Early explorers were on guard against the strange and horrifying humanoids that they thought lived just beyond the known ...

In all, it contains more 600 sculptures dating from the 5th century BCE to the second half of the 4th century, including many imperial portraits from the 2nd-century height of the Roman Empire ...

The fifth-century Santa Sabina is the best preserved paleo-Christian basilica in Rome. If Santo Stefano is cerebral, Santa Sabina is ethereal — as iridescent as a soap bubble but as solid as stone.

Archaeologists in Turkey's Hadrianopolis uncovered a unique 5th-century amulet featuring Prophet Solomon defeating the devil, offering rare insights into ancient Anatolian beliefs and military ...

New technology helps archaeologists explore the past Archaeologists in Turkey say they have discovered an ancient amulet depicting a Biblical figure in a battle against the devil. The rare ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb.