The intimate artwork was taken during WWII by a German Nazi army captain assigned to military logistics in Italy.

An ancient erotic mosaic showing a sensual scene, stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II, has been returned to Pompeii after more than 80 years. The piece, believed to have once adorned a ...

We've selected a shortlist of four ancient Italian civilizations that predate the Romans to give you an overview of off-the-beaten track ancient Italy. 1) The Etruscans (Lazio, Umbria, Tuscany) The ...

The Appian Way symbolized the Roman Empire’s might. Now Italy is restoring the ancient road, hoping to create a pilgrimage route through history. Rome’s third-century Arch of Drusus marks the ...

"Italy is about excellence—from our history and archeology to our sunsets over Capri. No other country in the world has this catalog to offer. When I see how we are wasting it, ...

Italy's ancient Pompeii park cracks down on daily visitors to combat overtourism Famous Roman city buried under ash after Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD sees influx of tourists.

Researchers analyzed 20 copper items found in central Italy that date to between 3600 and 2200 B.C. These items included axe-heads, daggers and halberds—a type of two-handed pole weapon.

Italy said it repatriated 266 ancient artifacts worth tens of millions of euros from the United States, where they had been brought and sold during the late 1990s by an international network of ...

Italian archaeologists digging in Pompeii uncovered a 2,000-year-old fresco featuring what looks remarkably like a modern-day pizza– and some believe it might actually be a direct ancestor of ...

Officials from Trentino, Italy, announced the discovery of a "monumental necropolis" in Trento, an ancient burial site from the Iron Age dating back to the 9th century B.C.