The marble head, a male face with thick hair and an intense expression, remained hidden for centuries beneath the square of the Trajan Forum. An extraordinary archaeological discovery was unveiled in ...

A 2,000-year-old marble head of Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, has been discovered in Isernia, an Italian town in the south central region of Molise. Archaeologist Francesco Giancola made the ...

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A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. A cameraperson shoots the Colosseum inside a Roman ...

An extraordinary archaeological discovery was unveiled in the heart of Rome's ancient imperial district. Roberto Gualtieri, the Mayor of Rome, announced the unearthing of a colossal marble head in the ...