Rome has been around for almost three thousand years and yet carries all that weight of history with a dolce vita lightness ...

“Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with Sotterranei di Roma, Undergrounds of Rome, a local group whose members explore ...

While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ...

Civilizations have recognized the power of cities to heat themselves up and cool themselves for centuries. City architects in ancient Rome called for narrowing streets to lessen late afternoon ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past. Rome is a city of layers, and it's possible to tour the ancient ruins 30 ...

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