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Italy September 22, 2023

Decades after closure, Domus Tiberiana on Rome's Palatine Hill reopens to tourists

The 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana on Rome's Palatine Hill reopened to the public on Thursday following decades of structural restoration work.

LIFESTYLE September 21, 2023

Why are men obsessed with the Roman Empire? History expert says it’s a ‘very American thing’

A recent TikTok trend shows that men think about the Roman Empire more often than expected. Amy Briggs, editor-in-chief of National Geographic History Magazine, reveals why it still resonates.

Italy August 14, 2023

A guide to visiting Rome: How to prepare for travel and must-see spots

If you've booked a trip to Rome, make a rough itinerary of the stops you want to make. There are so many magnificent spots throughout the city that draw thousands of tourists each day.

Germany July 19, 2023

Germany arrests 4 for stealing nearly 500 ancient Celtic gold coins

German authorities on Wednesday announced the arrests of four suspects accused of stealing 483 Celtic gold coins, which were estimated to be from the first century, B.C.

Italy June 28, 2023

California man who filmed tourist carving names in Italy's ancient Colosseum 'dumbfounded' by vandalism

The American man who filmed a tourist carving his name into the ancient Colosseum in Rome, Italy, said he was "dumbfounded" that someone would deface the monument.

Italy June 26, 2023

Tourist defaces Rome's ancient Colosseum, engraving names on wall

A tourist is being sought after he was caught on video allegedly writing his name along with his fiancée's on a wall of Rome's ancient Colosseum.

VIDEO June 26, 2023

Tourist filmed carving name on wall at Rome’s ancient Colosseum

Italy’s culture minister called the incident a ‘serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility.’

Italy April 28, 2023

Italy returns 2,000-year-old grave marker, exported illegally, to Turkey

Italy on Friday returned a second-century noblewoman's funerary stele illegally excavated from southeastern Turkey to the nation's authorities.

LIFESTYLE April 19, 2023

Ancient ring adorned with Roman emperor image sells for nearly 600 times its expected price at auction

A ring believed to contain an image of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, sold for $145,000 in a recent auction in Birmingham, England. The initial estimate was well below that figure.

Italy April 4, 2023

Italian infrastructure minister expresses renewed interest in building bridge to Sicily

Italian Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini on Tuesday sought to rally global support for the country's latest attempt to construct a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland.

ARCHAEOLOGY March 13, 2023

Roman aristocrat's millennia-old remains unearthed in northern England in 'once-in-a-lifetime find'

An ancient cemetery containing the remains of both late-Roman and early-Saxon people was discovered in northern England, officials announced on Monday.