Scott is on more familiar turf in “Gladiator II,” which Paramount Pictures will release on November 22. He is back in ancient ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

At the same time, classical architecture was also a main source of inspiration for the utopian city’s design, given its ...

History comes alive once again at the hands of Ridley Scott – but why didn’t the Gladiator 2 filming locations include actual ...

When workers were building a McDonald's in Frattocchie, Italy, they stumbled across a road from ancient Rome. McDonald's ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

Saira Mueller is the interim culture editor at Polygon. She is fascinated by health and technology and has written about it for CNN, Wired, Mashable, and Self. After playing the new city-builder ...

St. John Lateran's facade bears the Latin inscription of "Mother and Head of all the Churches in the City and the World." ...

POZZUOLI, Italy (WKRC) - Archaeologists recently discovered a sunken temple that they believe stood in ancient Rome 2,000 years ... nearly 1.2 miles of preserved buildings, but the rest of the ...

Decades after Gladiator swept the Oscars, Ridley Scott is back with the highly anticipated Gladiator II, proving there's no ...

North of Ancient Rome are the districts of Corso and Spagna ... The fountain features breathtaking architecture, and was featured in Fellini's iconic film "La Dolce Vita," but it's most famous ...

Major discoveries, from ancient tombs to submerged cities, reveal the incredible advancements of Greek civilization.