The Casamari pharmacy, still in operation after two centuries, remains a powerful symbol of the connection between monastic ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...

A re-analysis of the burials, including radiocarbon dating, has revealed that, rather than dying in a single event, ...

Is the Roman Empire on your mind? If so, France should be on your list of must-visit destinations! Having been inhabited by ...

The Alpilles Mountains, a charming old town, and idyllic Provençal countryside all make this French town feel like stepping ...

The capital of France’s Gard department can be reached by TGV services from Paris in three hours. It has a Unesco-protected Roman temple, a medieval old town and market halls that are chock-full of ...

It has a Unesco-protected Roman temple, a medieval old town and market halls that are chock-full of independent sellers and open every day of the year. The four-star Hôtel Marquis de la Baume is ...

Whatever its purpose, this charming temple-like structure has some partially preserved mosaics that add to the charm of this Roman town. You can enter the temple and wander around, which is free.

The London Mithraeum, a Roman temple dedicated to the mysterious god Mithras, was discovered in 1954 during post-war reconstruction. At first mistaken for an early Christian church, it soon became ...

It’s a Roman temple. You could call it an homage ... But the building’s distant relative is the Maison Carrée in Nimes, France, a temple that hails from circa 7 A.D. That might be why ...

Archaeologists searching for a rumored Roman estate in Neckargartach unearthed an ancient Roman highway and roadside town with a temple. Photo from Matthias Göden, LAD/ArchaeoConnect GmbH A ...

This is also a typical attribute of the fast messenger of the gods, who in the Roman pantheon was the protector of merchants and artisans, but also of thieves. The location of the temple of Mercury ...