Rome is full of ruins. You practically can’t turn a corner without seeing an ancient temple or statue or column. Obviously the Colosseum is the most popular site to visit, but don’t stop there!

They also note that obtaining these planks, which were used strictly for the structure of the porticos and not for any aesthetic reason, would have been immensely difficult – an indication that ...

Francis Ford Coppola used Rome as the guiding metaphor for his lifelong project Megalopolis. Our legal language is packed with Latinate homage. OK! We get it! Ancient Rome dominates The Culture ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

Though it's not as popular as the Colosseum (but located nearby), the Roman Forum is more interesting, according to some reviewers. The Roman Forum comprises much of the Ancient Rome's most ...

Today, the ruins have been stripped ... parts of the ancient walls remain, but the gate was severely damaged in 1870 during the Capture of Rome and subsequently knocked down.

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