In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

On a recent weeknight, long after the swarms of tourists had left Rome's Colosseum, a small group of people walked around ...

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Friday opens the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by "Metamorphoses", Roman poet ...

When Don McCullin stepped into Crowthers Reclamation Yard in Isleworth in 1963, surrounded by broken Roman busts and weathered statuary, he was already establishing his reputation as a photographer ...

From Vespa tours to viewing private collections and relaxing in Roman baths, see the best of the city at its top attractions ...

How Italy is reinventing art for blind and visually impaired visitors - Italy is making its artistic treasures more ...

Sleeping Hermaphroditus, has arrived at the Rijksmuseum from the Louvre Museum to star in the forthcoming exhibition ...

Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...

The most famous four-legged weapons in warfare may have left a trace after all.

Italy's art-filled cities have no shortage of tourists, but they haven’t always been welcoming to visitors with visual ...