For centuries throughout the height of the Roman era, aristocrats and other wealthy elites built opulent beachside villas up and down the coast near the capital where they could host lavish parties ...

What are a pool, a veranda, a porch, and an underground corridor leading to a living room carved from an ancient Roman cistern doing in a villa on the Appian Way? One might spontaneously answer: ...

Built in the 6th Century for the eastern Roman Empire from older building fragments, The Basilica Cistern used to be a place that stored a huge amount of water. Now it is open to the public to ...