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New discoveries show what life was like for the ultra-wealthy in Ancient Rome after Pompeii excavation
Photos show some of these latest discoveries from Region IX, offering a glimpse into what life was …
Jenny McGrath
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Zuck's birthday T-shirt is a tribute to ancient Rome, Facebook's history, and going hard
"Carthago delenda est" means "Carthage must be destroyed," a popular idea from Rome around 150 BC. …
Kieran Corcoran
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Elon Musk came up with a perfect audiobook list for anyone who thinks about Rome on a daily basis
Elon Musk is fascinated by warfare and civilization, but the 11 titles he suggests may not make rel…
Polly Thompson
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I've been a tour guide in Italy for 16 years. My top recommendation is an incredible ancient port city that's way less crowded than Rome.
In its heyday (around the seventh century BC), it was a major port and commercial hub of the Roman …
Sarah May Grunwald
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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest wine! Just one little twist—it comes with a side of ancient bones
When it comes to wines, we all know that the older the bottle, the finer (and pricier!) the taste. …
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AI helps researchers win $700k by decoding contents of 2000-year-old Roman scroll!
While many know the tragedy of Pompeii, Vesuvius also consumed nearby Roman cities, including the a…
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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, I…
Rebecca Rommen
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A Travis Scott concert at an ancient venue in Rome caused tremors as bad as a magnitude-1.3 earthquake, angering archaeologists
A seismologist calculated that Travis Scott's Utopia concert at Rome's Circus Maximus caused tremor…
Joshua Zitser
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We moved from a 3-bedroom house in Nashville to a 500-square-foot studio north of Rome. There are downsides, but we love it here.
My husband and I sold our house in Nashville and bought a studio north of Rome that's a fourth of t…
Zeneba Bowers
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I've been a tour guide in Rome for 16 years. Here are 9 of the biggest mistakes tourists make.
My husband and I live in Rome and lead cultural and food tours around the Italian city. Here are so…
Sarah May Grunwald
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Sausage dogs could have been made to fight bears in the Colosseum of ancient Rome, archaeologists said
Sausage dogs were used for entertainment in the Roman Colosseum and may have been made to fight lar…
Alia Shoaib
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The skeleton of a Roman 'vaporized' just steps from the sea as he fled the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD, found by archaeologists
Archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a man killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…
Alia Shoaib
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A history TikToker's viral claim that Ancient Rome 'didn't exist' is getting backlash from academics
A TikToker known as @momillennial_ made a series of controversial claims about Ancient Rome, prompt…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Why can't tourists simply stop defacing Rome's Colosseum?
Tourists keep on carving things into the Colosseum. Imposing fines hasn't helped, and getting blast…
Caralynn Matassa
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A recently unearthed ancient Roman restaurant in Pompeii shows what it was like to eat fast-food in 79 AD
The site, which was first discovered in 2019, was buried by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient city buried 30 miles outside Rome without ever digging it up
The discovery offers a window into life in ancient Rome, where people enjoyed shopping, bathing, an…
Aria Bendix
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The tourist who defaced the nearly 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome says he wasn't aware of the monument's age
Italian police identified the tourist who carved two names into Rome's Colosseum. In an apology let…
Monica Humphries
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Watch these GIFs reconstruct 7 global historic ancient ruins into how they originally looked in all their glory
A man takes a picture next the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill of Athens, on Monday,…
Mary Meisenzahl
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I live in Rome and these are my 13 secret things to do that most tourists miss, including where you'll find the best views of the city
After the Colosseum or the Vatican, save time in your Rome itinerary for under-the-radar activities…
Erica Firpo
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I'm a travel writer who moved to Rome 20 years ago from the US. Here's my ultimate guide to the city.
Insider's complete travel guide to Rome, Italy, includes the best places to stay and eat, incredibl…