The vestal virgins Finally, the vestal virgins lived at the Temple of Vesta in Rome. Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred ...

It is possible the remains of other Romano-British churches have been found at sites, including St Albans, Hertfordshire, and ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla found an appropriately symbolic place in Rome to pose for photographs on the second day of ...

Beyond its beautiful beaches and rugged cliffs, the Algarve is home to an exceptional ancient heritage. Remarkably well-preserved archaeological sites bear witness to the grandeur of the civilisations ...

Laura Itzkowitz The Pantheon, a former Roman temple and now a present-day church, is known for its perfect proportions, which is amazing, seeing as it was raised in A.D. 120. While you're there ...

The capital is 1,500 years old, a one-of-a-kind artefact never found before in the world, as it features an eight-branched ...

Directly ahead is a sheer cliff lined with elegant carvings reminiscent of Greek and Roman temples, a surreal vision in this remote mountain valley surrounded by desert. This is the back door to ...