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

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

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

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

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

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

Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the pebbly coast in 2019, rock climbers explored ...

In the Middle Ages, the Black Death burst onto the scene, with the first historically documented outbreak occurring in 1346 ...

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

ROME (AP) — Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for ...

An accident during a live circus stunt in Italy involving motorcycles circling a metal sphere left a young performer dead and another gravely injured, according to statements from the circus and local ...