In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a ...

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The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly ...

The best things come to those who wait - and that's certainly the case for the Room of Constantine. Taking a decade to ...

Cease these tactics immediately, in favor of an approach that respects human rights,” the immigrant bishop said.

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from the third and fourth centuries A.D.

“Let not the one who girds on his armor boast like the one who takes it off” ( 1 Kings 20:11 ) ...

In the former Beverly Hills of Roman London, archaeologists were astonished to find thousands of fragments from Roman walls covered in frescoes, making it the most significant discovery of its kind ...

With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and ...

The history of Rome is one of the most fascinating stories of power, innovation, and transformation. From its humble ...

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...