In 542 AD, during the Gothic War—a conflict sparked by Emperor Justinian’s ambition to restore Roman rule in the West—Eastern ...

The new director of Rome’s Colosseum, has rejected reports that the ancient site will host electronic dance music parties ...

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Throughout our history, the magazine’s storytelling has relied on photographers—and on artists such as Fernando Gomez Baptista.

For the first time in nearly two millennia, visitors to Rome's mighty Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors to move unseen through the ancient ...

Jim Rome sure loves Kalani Sitake. The accomplished sports broadcaster has welcomed BYU’s head coach on his eponymous radio show plenty of times over the past half decade, with the latest appearance ...

Running around with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will probably make Deadpool forget where he came from. There was a time when he wasn’t leading franchises, and all his clout could get him was a brief ...

UPDATE: An update from Nintendo has now clarified the nature of this week's two 'Close to You' short films — and, sadly, it doesn't sound like Pikmin 5 is yet on the way. Read IGN's full coverage here ...

NEW ORLEANS — There is a mystery that archeologists and anthropologists are trying to solve. That mystery starts with a find in the backyard of a local home and will soon end in a city about an hour ...

Roman Tombstone of the aquilifer Cn. Musius of Legio XIV Gemina from Mainz. Credit: Flickr / Mike Bishop CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 While clearing their backyard, a couple from New Orleans stumbled upon a ...