The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
Every time I arrive at the British School at Rome, it is somehow different. Old buildings and strong institutions can be like…
Rome is a city of books. Perhaps the greatest concentration of leading libraries in the world exists here, though refurbishments and closures…
In 1911 a major international exhibition was held in Rome, and the British put up a particularly splendid pavilion designed by Edwin…
We know more about Pompeii than any other Roman town. It is the benchmark, and yet we still have so much to…
Beneath the glorious Sicilian coastal city of Siracusa lies a vast underground world, as Michael Metcalfe reveals.…
To the south west of Rome, at the mouth of the Tiber, archaeologists from Southampton University and the British School at Rome…
Just west of the entrance to the underworld, lies the site of Baia. Mike Cless takes us there, tells of a divine…
Lying within a magnificent, imperial-style palace, the amphitheatre was for private use and may well have been used for gladiatorial combat, wild…
Archaeologists attempt to recreate ancient perfume…
Richard Hodges tours the Salento in South Italy; there he finds a clash of civilizations and some intriguing Medieval graffiti…
Digital mapping techniques used to fully document Rome's 105 miles of subterranean tunnels…
Richard Hodges obsesses over Medieval Comacchio, Italy…