A bipartisan delegation of House lawmakers will be attending Pope Francis’s memorial service in Rome this weekend, Speaker ...

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Neandertal genetic traces: The ancient individuals had significantly less Neandertal ... key region," added senior author Savino di Lernia from Sapienza University in Rome.

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

The elite women of ancient Greece and Rome regularly used cosmetics, a custom that was adopted from the ancient Egyptians.

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

These Ancient Roman names have been carried by all manner of gods and goddesses, emperors, heroes and scoundrels. They evoke the many great struggles fought in war, the Colosseum, and the Senate.

HarperCollins, $30 (320p) ISBN 978-0-00-870042-3 More than any other ancient civilization, the Roman Empire continues to inform modern understandings of government, according to this ardent ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

This requirement was a legacy of earlier civil wars that had unfolded in the 80s B.C.E., when the popular generals Marius and Sulla marched on Rome to force the senate to grant them military commands.

Gary Peters took a pass. At a moment when Senate Democrats are grappling with how to win back voters they lost to Trump in 2024, Peters was the first of at least three Senate Democrats who have ...