Finally, the modern city of Alexandria was largely built over the original ... "The one in Rome, Augustus' mausoleum, is completely visible. Why isn't the mausoleum of Alexander visible?

Although it wasn’t one of the original ... is perhaps Rome’s most impressive (it’s actually oval) and has at its centre an Egyptian obelisk taken from Heliopolis by Augustus for the Circus ...

Read more: Beyond the Trevi Fountain: An ancient roman’s guide to secret Rome The Gianicolo (or Janiculum Hill) is the place where locals come to watch the sunset. Although it wasn’t one of the ...

Before Augustus, the month of August was called Sextillis, because it had been the sixth month of the original Roman calendar ... knowing that to do so would ruin his plans of still making Rome look ...

To learn the history of a new destination, travelers should look no further than its most ... the white-marble mausoleum is a prime example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Inspired by Hollywood ...

See the Roman Peristil courtyard, hosting open-air opera in summer, and Diocletian’s octagonal mausoleum ... see the Temple of Augustus and have drinks at the Cvajner Gallery cafe.

An office building from the 1930s in London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica ...

The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, ...