Italy

A necropolis from the pre-Roman era, full of rich grave artifacts, has been discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local authorities said. What was Found in the Necropolis in Southern Italy? The necropolis...

Craco, a ghost town in Italy, located in the province of Matera about twenty-five miles inland from the Gulf of Taranto, was once inhabited by Greeks. The medieval village of Craco in Magna Graecia is typical of the hill towns of...

The mystery over the Riace Bronzes, two magnificent ancient Greek statues, remains, more than half a century after the day they were recovered off the coast of the Italian region of Calabria in August of 1972. To this day, archaeologists...

In a recent archaeological discovery at San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany, Italy, experts stumbled upon a marble statue of Apollo Sauroctonos, also known as the "Lizard-Slayer." This finding occurred during excavations of an ancient Etruscan and Roman bath. The...

A stunning fresco of Helen of Troy and several other impressive artworks depicting scenes from Greek mythology were uncovered this week in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Archaeologists say the...

Archaeologists recently unlocked a 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that had stayed sealed for centuries. This ancient tomb was found in Vulci, a once prosperous Etruscan city in central Italy. The tomb has two rooms and is still in excellent condition. Inside...

The small and remote Italian island of Alicudi, home to just 100 residents, is overrun by goats that now outnumber the human population by a ratio of about six to one. Desperate to address the situation, the local mayor, Riccardo...

A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy. Magna Graecia is the name of the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively populated by Greek settlers. The...

Greek authorities took into custody a senior member of an international criminal gang that smuggled Latin American fuel products for illegal sale across the globe, making an estimated profit of more than $21 billion, police said on Saturday. The arrested...

Researchers found five old canoes deep in the Mediterranean Sea. These were used over seven thousand years ago by people living near Rome. Back then, these canoes were used both for fishing and transportation. These discoveries came during ongoing digs...