Ancient Rome wasn't all gladiator battles and marching legions. Behind the empire-building politics was a culture that loved ...

Archaeologists working in the Gulf of Naples have discovered the first physical evidence of what could be a bathhouse belonging to the famed Roman orator and politician Cicero. The find was made about ...

Archaeological evidence suggests that some Roman households were home to private sex clubs, decorated like brothels and complete with their own entrance. Other people liked to dress up as animals, ...

When summer arrives, celebrations of the solstice happen all over the world. In Italy, la dolce vita unfolds in Sperlonga, between Rome and Naples, in the middle of a coastal stretch called the ...

An ancient boat discovered off the coast of Alexandria matches descriptions of what were known in the time of Queen Cleopatra as “pleasure boats.” Researchers say the 114-foot-long vessel likely dates ...