Rome Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  The Vatican is preparing for its upcoming Jubilee year in 2025, a significant event in the Catholic calendar. In anticipation, Rome has initiated

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com  - Have you ever wondered why Rome became known as the "Eternal City? The city's nickname can be traced to an ancient myth, ancient historical

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists were baffled, to say the least, when they discovered an ancient Roman necropolis containing 67 dressed skeletons buried in 57 ornate tombs.

AncientPages.com - The ancient Romans venerated wine. It was accessible to the masses, a fundamental staple of mainstream life and an indispensable part of the Roman economy and

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Underwater archaeologists have discovered rare, well-preserved cloth fragments, dwellings, baskets, weaving swords, and much more while examining a site near Rome, Italy. The

AncientPages.com - Recent excavations at the Villa of the Quintilii uncovered the remains of a unique winery just outside Rome. The mid-third-century CE building located along the Via Appia Antica portrays a

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Rome, Italy, have again reason to be proud of a new discovery.  This time scientists unearthed an ancient marble statue of

Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius – (237-183 BC) was a Roman general and the greatest of the famous Roman family of the Scipios, aristocrats,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -Researchers conduct scientific investigations regarding the remains of two apostles St. Philip and St. James the Younger. A Roman church has since the sixth

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Constantinople became a new Rome, and the Emperor Constantine the Great celebrated the inauguration of his new capital city, and the name of

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One glance at the giant hand is enough to recognize it was once part of a true masterpiece created by ancient builders. The

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A stunning Sphinx Room at Emperor Nero's famed Domus Aurea (Golden House) in Rome has been rediscovered after 2,000 years. The room is decorated with

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Angerona was a Roman goddess who relieved people from pain, sorrow, and distress. Known as the goddess of silence during cosmic crises, she protected

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Under the city of Rome, there is a maze of long-forgotten ancient passages and temples; there are millennia-old underground burial chambers, which remember times

AncientPages.com - A nomenclator played an important role in ancient times. There were a number of unusual professions in ancient times, many of which were carried out by slaves.

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most prominent Roman Emperors of the third century was Aurelian (214 AD - 275 AD). The situation in the Roman Empire

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Often called the "philosopher on the throne" or the "philosopher-emperor," Marcus Aurelius (121 AD - 180 AD) was a powerful Roman Emperor who ruled

AncientPages.com - The oldest aqueduct in Rome has been discovered during constructions works in the center of the city. The aqueduct dates back to the 3rd century BC and

AncientPages.com - If asked to think of a single individual who epitomises the decadence, destruction and debauchery of Ancient Rome, the name Nero would surely be on many people’s

AncientPages.com - On July 1, 69, Vespasian was elected the Roman Emperor. This historical event occurred during the troublesome period after Nero's death when several Roman emperors had a

AncientPages.com - On June 9, 68, Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide. He was the notoriously brutal Roman Emperor responsible for the Great Fire of Rome, the bloody persecution