A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic ...

Do you know “Who was the first king of Rome?” Ancient Rome’s origins are wrapped in symbolism, legend, divine ancestry, and ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 BCE to 19th century CE). The genomes were taken from bones found in ...

Naples is a city that defiantly resists any attempt at simplification. It is a powerful, captivating enigma: bold, ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

The partial collapse of the Torre di Conti has sparked a negligence probe and renewed fears about how the Eternal City protects — and fails — its ancient heritage.

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...