Sometimes known as the Severan Marble Plan, the Forma was an enormous marble map of ancient Rome created between the years A.D. 203 and 211. Beginning in the fifth century, as the map fell into ...

With miles of winding streets, along or between the city's historic seven hills, Rome is a lot to maneuver almost any way you look at it. Understanding the Eternal City's layout can help you from ...

It features 632 sites across the UK, Europe and into Africa including urban settlements and mountain passes The map covers approximately 4 million square miles (10 million square km) of land and ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us: NOVA ...

I’ve always been interested in the relationship between gender and power in ancient Rome. This was a key concern in my first book, The politics of immorality in ancient Rome (Cambridge 1993).

It’s one of hundreds of sites that remain long after the Romans left Britain, and just part of the legacy of Ancient Rome. Now Bath was named after the Romans left. But there are plenty of towns ...