For a particularly meaningful way to visit Rome’s major churches - and to sidestep the crowds - try following in the ...

The oldest archaeological examples of mikva'ot date back to the late first century B.C. and were widespread in the Roman province of Judaea. However, they declined in number as Rome took over the ...

28 x 23 cm. (11 x 9.1 in.) The Ponte dei Quattro Capi is the oldest bridge in Rome still preserved in its original state. It was built in 62 B.C. by the curator for roads Lucius Fabricius and, as a ...

In anticipation of the Jubilee and the expected increase in visitors – up to 35 million, a major rise from the 7-10 million who visit every year – Rome has had a facelift. Piazzas are spruced ...

Ignoring the humble dusky nave, she led me straight to the church’s crowning glory: the apse mosaic of the enthroned Christ, commonly considered Rome’s oldest Christian mosaic. “The faces ...