A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

The city of Parthenope was one of the earliest ancient Greek settlements on the coast of what is now Naples, Italy.

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New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

A large volcanic eruption or cluster of eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered severe climate anomalies that drove harvest ...

With around 80 works believed to survive today, here's our top 10 of paintings by Caravaggio: the ultimate Baroque Bad Boy.

Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

Volcanic eruptions could have fueled the spread of the Black Death plague across medieval Europe, according to a new study ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

Following the 2026 World Cup draw, which set the group-stage fixtures, a study by the Athletic has now ranked each group by ...

Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from ...

A sudden climate jolt disrupted harvests and trade, setting in motion the grain routes that helped carry plague into Europe.