It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

But he was not born into the royal family and ruled as emperor only because he was the spouse of Empress Zoë, and they shared the throne with Zoë's sister Theodora. The Monomachos Crown, in the ...

The early Byzantine fortress Tuida was integral to the defense system, and this was the fourth coin of this kind retrieved ...

It is said that only a few people alive today still work with the remarkable "sea silk," which has been long prized for its ...

Wellness? Pfft. Italy's Marie-Louise Sciò, CEO and creative director of Il Pellicano, has a winning formula for her family's ...

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from ...

Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even ...

Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a colossal ancient marble head near Trajan’s Forum, possibly depicting Emperor Trajan or the ...

Even history's most accomplished figures—such as Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius—had a hard time getting out of bed. This was the main bedroom of the Palazzo Sagredo, situated on the right bank ...

Discover why Tiberius, reluctant and reserved, was nonetheless pushed into becoming the second emperor of Rome after Augustus’s death. This video explores the political maneuvering, dynastic pressure, ...