ROME (AP) — The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce ...

During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a Roman ...

Ancient Athens celebrated the Spring Equinox as one of the most important feasts, a celebration of resurrection following death.

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...

The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who ...

Italian painter, Michelangelo Merisi (1573-1610), better known as Caravaggio, left an indelible mark on the world of art—especially in Rome, which fortunately contains a large selection of his works.

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

While the legendary statues of ancient Greece and Rome are now known the world over as stark white works of art housed in museums and galleries, those who viewed them 2,000 years ago would have had a ...

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman ... walls of an ancient banquet ...

The cargo ship was found laden with hundreds of Roman pottery jars, most of which are intact. The house, featuring erotic art and bronze statues, was the epitome of wealth in ancient times.