The Conversation

Did people in Ancient Rome and Greece love the same way we do? Perhaps even more hopelessly

Sometime around 100 AD, the Roman lawyer and aristocrat Pliny sent a letter to his third wife, Calpurnia – who was staying in a different part of Italy – to express how much he loved and missed her: I ...

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library. The poem, "Caedmon’s Hymn," was ...
NPR

'The People's Pope' is buried in an undecorated tomb in a Rome immigrant neighborhood

Pope Francis was buried outside the Vatican in a less affluent neighborhood near Rome's main train and bus stations. There are long lines today at a lesser-known tourist site here in Rome. It's ...
NBC Chicago

Rome's Jubilee is expected to attract 32 million people. Here's why — and how to avoid the crowds

Vatican City is the world's smallest country by size and population. That's not stopping an estimated 32 million travelers from visiting this year for Jubilee 2025, a year-long global celebration ...