Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Hiding her true identity behind more than 40 aliases, con artist Annie Gordon Baillie made a living swindling shopkeepers ...

The wooden tree-trunk piping is just another method that Roman plumbers must have used to handle hydro-logistics in their settlements.

The music career of the man called Swamp Dogg has been like no other, with highs and lows, big hits and weird side trips, sometimes getting himself dropped from one label or another. He always ...

The movie offers full-on immersion, or perhaps submersion, in the singer-songwriter’s musical world. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

Dozens of witnesses reportedly looked on in horror as a U.S. tourist visiting Rome screamed in pain after impaling himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum. The man — a 47-year-old American ...

At one point in the free-wheeling music documentary “Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted,” the eccentric 82-year-old musician is asked to describe his philosophy on life. “Just be cool ...

DOGE efforts to trim the federal workforce have led to about 100 early retirements and resignations at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, or DFAS, in Rome, federal officials have said.

A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never guessing they would be on hand to pay their final respects instead.

Hundreds of thousands mourners took to the streets of Rome today to bid farewell to Pope Francis, whose funeral rites reflected his vision of humility and dedication. A slow-moving motorcade ...

As the sun sets on another intense season of Swamp People, Season 16 Episode 16 delivered a nail-biting finale with Louisiana’s best gator hunters scrambling to fill their final tags before time ...

Flight searches to Rome surged 250% in the three days following Pope Francis' death on Monday, compared with searches over the same period in 2024, according to travel booking site Expedia.com.