New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Many people mark the end of the ancient world with the fall of Rome in 476 AD — but some argue the true ending came in 529 AD ...

When travel dreams take people to Europe, Italy is often their first stop. There’s something seductively charming about this ...

After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...

The tradition of Neapolitan nativity art, enriched by the historical and archaeological heritage of ancient Puteoli and its ...

Turkey was once full of Greek cities which were the cradle of ancient Greek scientific and philosophical thought.

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...

Europe’s war on speech and Hollywood’s corporate implosion signal the end of an era and (perhaps) the beginning of another.

This walking tour brings you right up to the Colosseum’s towering arches, revealing the scale and detail often missed from afar. The video also guides you through the surrounding historic area, ...

This year, fans of the tiny marmalade-loving bear from Peru can catch him on stage at London’s Savoy Theatre in the West End, ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

The Via di Linari winds through the Apennines, passing abbeys, castles, and mountain towns. Here’s how to hike the Italian ...