The incredible number of shiny shell beads found in the Montelirio tomb reveal an ancient economy able to support large-scale ...

Lined with ruins, tombs, and hidden churches, the Appian Way is where history still breathes. We follow the first seven miles of Ancient Rome’s iconic road, from the Circus Maximus to forgotten ...

The tomb of St. Eusebius at the Catacombs of St. Callistus in Rome has been restored. Vatican officials celebrated the restoration Jun 4. After only four months as pontiff, Eusebius was exiled to ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Close to the start of the ancient Appian Way in Rome is the earliest known underground cemetery in the city, a network of catacombs containing remains of early Christian ...

In one of the tombs you can read the following inscription: "Chre (stos)". For Dorado it means "good, worthy, virtuous, a common farewell formula in the Greek funerary world".

A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way Regional Park had been transformed into a church with a marble baptistery.

In Rome, excavators unearthed a weathered stone head, potentially depicting an ancient deity, beneath the Basilica of St. Stephen. The Appian Way Regional Park announced the discovery ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It was discovered during the excavation of a fifth-century basilica.

The discovery of the beautiful stone head happened right here, in the archaeological area of the Tombs of Via Latina, a satellite branch of the Appian Way Archaeological Park, directed by ...

Like many a latter-day political bigwig, Julius Caesar prepared for greater things to come by serving as a highway commissioner. His job was to take care of the Appian Way, the great road that ...

By The Way How to navigate Rome during the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations The city is about to be packed with events, exhibitions and pilgrims for a rare Holy Year.

Discover Rome’s most beautiful parks, from Villa Borghese to the Appian Way. Explore tranquil gardens, sweeping views and hidden green gems in the Eternal City.