Focaccia breads from the prehistoric Fertile Crescent were baked in trays lined with animal fat and sprinkled with ...

Italian sandwiches differ extensively in Italy when you compare them to the ones we have in the U.S. Here are 11 of the most ...

Did Jewish gladiators even exist? But many have occupied themselves with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport, including whether fights took place in ancient ...

Tourists flock to cities such as Rome and Florence, but there is one Italian destination which is just as scenic and arguably ...

When Lily Withycombe visited the Australian Museum in 1995 to see an exhibition on Pompeii, she had an epiphany.

"Gladiator II" opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big ...

Here, we look back through time to discover the ancient foods we still love in the modern day – from cheese to chocolate.

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" ancient Roman drinking vessel mysteriously embedded in an Anglo-Saxon burial from the early 6th century A.D. The burial is one of 49 that were interred ...

This underrated city is home to a World Heritage Site and named a "Second Bethlehem", can be slowly explored without any crowds.

The largest share of bread sold in the U.S. is artisanal, in spite of the important position of supermarkets in grocery retail. Only when private label sales and the sales of the five biggest ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

This ancient site sets the tone for the district's intriguing combination of the old and the new. Walking through the streets ...