The Italian city of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius forever looming across its bay, has always existed in the shadow of apocalypse.

After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the exiled Byzantine claimant Andreas Palaiologos bequeathed the imperial title in 1502 to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Though the ...

The staircase inside Pompeii's House of Thiasus villa was previously thought to lead nowhere - now it seems it was the entry ...

A study of the Mani Peninsula reveals that over half of local men share a paternal lineage reaching back to the early medieval era.

Preserved in the margins of ancient literary works are notes that reveal how the Greeks strove to map mythical places onto ...

For the anniversary of the Boston Massacre, Paul Meany examines how ancient and Enlightenment thinkers ultimately influenced ...

Continues through March 7 at the Ochre House Theater, Dallas. ochrehousetheater.org. (LAST CHANCE) POMPEII!! A musical retelling of the volcanic eruption that buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

The ancient Egyptians built temples that lasted thousands of years, and one of them happens to be in San Jose. Well, ...

An independent researcher claimed on Wednesday that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo, the latest purported attribution to the Renaissance ...

CM Punk’s closing shot at Roman Reigns on WWE Raw referenced his late father, Sika Anoa’i. Here’s the history, meaning behind “bury,” and whether it went too far.

Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life. Greeks and Romans ...

Rome City School District finalized the sale of former Fort Stanwix Elementary, approved retirements, donations and new agreements.