Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important ... It finally came to an end in the 4th century AD when a newly Christian Rome proscribed its prophesying.

On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, sit the ruins of Ostia Antica. The ancient port city isn’t as well-known as the nearby Colosseum or Roman Forum, but — as archaeologists recently learned — it contains ...

Archaeologists near Rome uncovered an ancient Jewish structure ... dating back at least 1,400 years. A view into the ancient Jewish ritual bath as seen during excavations. Photo from Italy ...