Ca. 2300–2000 b.c. The head likely depicts a Mesopotamian ruler and is one of the earliest known life-size lost-wax metal sculptures to survive. It had been thought that the head was virtually solid, ...

One of ancient Rome’s finest residences, the House of the Griffins, is opening to the public on March 3—with a digital ...

Take a calm walk around the Colosseum and its surrounding streets, highlighting ancient arches, historic pathways, and the urban environment that continues to grow around Rome’s iconic ruins. The ...

On a sunny Monday morning in late September, a river of travelers flowed slowly through the Piazza della Rotonda. The focal point of the piazza is the Pantheon, the nearly 2,000- year-old temple to ...