The Dioscuri, the Ancient Roman statues of demigods Castor and Pollux that have welcomed visitors to Rome's Campidoglio (Capitol Hill) since the 16th century, were unveiled in all their former glory ...

The trick to understanding the real Italy, so I’m learning, is not in Michelangelo’s frescoes or Neapolitan pizza. But in its ...

The Theater of Marcellus, finished about 13 B.C., was plundered ... style of decoration from later in the Middle Ages, when old Roman columns were sliced into thin paving pieces to create ...