Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable testament to ancient global connections in Egypt's famed Valley of the Kings. Around 30 inscriptions written in ancient Indian languages have been identified ...

The Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini — one of only three portraits by Caravaggio — is now permanently housed at Rome's Palazzo Barberini.

Antoine Fuqua’s untitled Netflix movie starring Denzel Washington as Carthaginian general Hannibal, which was announced back in 2023, is finally set to start shooting this summer in Italy. The ...

A legendary war strategist from ancient history is heading back to the spotlight. With Antoine Fuqua behind the camera and Netflix backing the project, Denzel Washington is tied to a story rooted in ...

Scientists have shed new light on the dirty habits of ancient Rome in Pompeii. By taking a look at limescale in the destroyed Roman city, researchers have found how its ancient inhabitants took ...

The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe.

Saint Cyril of Alexandria was born about the year 376 in Egypt, then part of the Roman empire. From 412 until his death in 444 he served as Patriarch of Alexandria, where the last remnants of ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval ‘Christendom.’ ...

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork.

Presented for the first time in North America, the show includes 57 marble sculptures — Roman statues, busts and sarcophagi ...