It was 150 years ago in February that the City of Rome became the City of Rome. The city was officially incorporated Feb. 23, 1870. In light of the sesquicentennial, officials are planning ...

Rome is a city where every cobblestone street, piazza, and ancient ruin tells a story that has been centuries in the making.

A new interactive 3D reconstruction of ancient Rome has been launched allowing viewers the opportunity to virtually transport themselves back in time and explore the capital of the Roman Empire as it ...

Rome - or at least, things loosely Roman - has been cropping up a fair amount recently. The BBC at the Coliseum again? Welcome back, signore. Sunday's Rome’s Lost Empire had Dan Snow getting up to all ...

Rome's mayor said tourists will have to pay to get close to Trevi Fountain, one of the Italian capital's most popular ...

Caligula proved a popular choice as emperor, both in Rome and in the provinces. He was not only the son of Germanicus but also the grandson, on his mother’s side, of Marcus Agrippa, and the ...

In Rome, history is everything — and that’s why you should check into a place like Hotel Eden. The hotel has been a beacon for elegant vacationers since opening its doors in 1889. It offers ...

Jay Kelly, or Why I Skipped the Sergio Leone Award When White’s Not Right Audio By Carbonatix SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, by Mary Beard (Liveright, 608 pp., $35) and Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of ...

The parallels are striking: Rising income inequality. Partisan gridlock. The erosion of political norms and the loss of faith in public institutions. Angry populist uprisings. Is America going the way ...