Construction in Rome, from ancient buildings to restoration projects today, has often involved the reuse and recycling of materials, said Renata Cristina Mazzantini, an art and architecture ...

The ancient Roman Empire was truly a marvel of architecture and ambition. From its legendary founding by Romulus in 753 BCE to its dominion over a vast empire that spanned continents, the city of ...

Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

ROME (AP) — Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city’s busiest crossroads.

Tourists visit the Pantheon in Rome in March. Starting around 200 BC, the architects of the Roman Empire were building impressive concrete structures that have stood the test of time.

The ancient Roman city of Suasa may have contained one of Italy’s first—and largest—arts districts. Archaeologists uncovered ...

A subterranean museum is set to open next month, featuring elaborate Roman mosaics discovered beneath an apartment building in the Italian capital. The site was discovered during construction work ...