The discovery, embellished by a letter from Roman times describing ... discovered in the 18th century, Constantine instructed Spello residents to build an imperial cult temple in his honor.

The vestal virgins Finally, the vestal virgins lived at the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred ...

Despite its medieval appearance at first glance, Tawstock Castle is actually an exquisite 18th century replica and has all the mod cons a homeowner would want. The grandiose four-bedroom property ...

As generations of schoolchildren were taught, Elizabeth I of England famously said 'I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of ...

In the evening, the two leaders were driven in an open-top vehicle through a short stretch in the heart of the city, beginning from Jantar Mantar, the 18th century astronomical observatory which ...

“In many ways, the discipline of natural history in the 18th century was roughly analogous to technology today: a means of disrupting old markets, creating new ones, and generating fortunes in ...

The pediment from the Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath is one of the best-known objects from Roman Britain ... carved by Gaulish sculptors in the 1st century AD. The building of the Baths and ...

To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of George Stubbs, one of the greatest 18th-century British artists ... copies of the most famous ancient Roman statues, made at enormous cost by leading ...

The remains of a sailor believed to be from an 18th Century shipwreck are set to be buried in a Cornish town. Cornwall Council said the discovery was made on a cliff above Newtrain Bay in Trevone ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (valid for 24 hours) and you can visit all three in one day. It doesn't include a visit to the ...

A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish warship is due to arrive in London next week. On September 23, Tower Bridge will be opened at approximately 4pm to let the 500-ton Galeon Andalucia ...

A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish warship is due to arrive in London next week. On September 23, Tower Bridge will be opened at approximately 4pm to let the 500-ton Galeon Andalucia pass ...