The Pope holds the title of Bishop Of Rome, making him the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide. The Pope ...

Before your next visit, here are 15 lesser-known facts about the Colosseum ... Violence is central to much of Ancient Roman history, and the Colosseum is no exception. Construction was fueled ...

I. Gladiators came from many different backgrounds. They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman society. Some of the earliest were prisoners of war, who fought wearing their own culture's ...

Whether you're Catholic or not, it's hard to argue with the claim that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Water was transported not only for drinking but also for public fountains, such as this Roman one ...

During the Punic Wars, the Romans took a sundial from the island colony of Catania in 263BCE, and erected it back in the Roman Forum. They used it for decades, even though it was calibrated to the ...