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After an earthquake damaged the building, construction crews started working in the basement and unearthed the forgotten Roman ruins. Take a look.

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A new study reveals that the Carthaginians, famed for their Mediterranean empire and wars with Rome, had little genetic ...

However, long before electricity and supermarkets, salt held a sacred place in society. It preserved meat, cured fish, and ...

Pope Francis’ image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mourned his death in Rome at the age of 88. Artists created ...

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Pope Francis is dead. Even before the newspapers finished rolling out their first prints, the conversation had ...