Fact Check: Rumor has it Trump once said US and Italy have been allies 'since the time of Ancient Rome.' Here's the truth

For years, a rumor has circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump once claimed that Italy and the United States have ...
La Brújula Verde

Rome Did Not Expand with Legions Alone: The Secret Weapon Was Rumors and Misinformation

An academic article published in 2025 in the prestigious journal Dialogues d’Histoire Ancienne by researcher Jorge Barbero Barroso, from the Autonomous University of Madrid, sheds a fascinating and ...
La Brújula Verde

This Is What Night Was Like in Ancient Rome: A Labyrinth of Pleasures and Dangers

A recent study published in the academic journal Florentia Iliberritana of the University of Granada sheds light on a little-known facet of life in ancient Rome: the night. Far from being a period of ...
Associated Press

All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas of ancient Roman ...

From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace

In a week filled with news about President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves to take control of Greenland, the world got a window into his thinking about the concept of “peace.” “Considering your ...
The New York Times

At Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo, who has ...

Want to escape Rome's crowds? Visit its underground sites.

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.