Marcus Aurelius has been acknowledged as a sage. But his reign was marked as much by military affairs as it was by philosophy ...

Restorers are freeing the impressive marble column in honour of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in the heart of Rome, in welcome news to travellers to the city. The Column of Marcus Aurelius gives ...

Ridley Scott’s epic historical sequel, Gladiator II promises to be a dramatic and spectacular, if not particularly historically accurate roller-coaster ride through the Roman Empire. And while there ...

Vivid scenes of battlefield decapitations and female prisoners dragged off by their hair, carved into the 1,840-year-old marble Column of Marcus Aurelius towering over central Rome, are being brought ...

Call 2025 a wrap, and as you prepare for 2026, here are some of my favorite quotes that apply to this year’s planning. Pico Iyer, in his book, “Aflame: Learning from Silence,” wrote: “Luxury is ...

Built between 180 and 193 C.E., the column depicts the battles of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, with more than 2,000 highly detailed figures spiraling around the shaft. Stefano Venturini / REDA / ...

1,840-year-old Roman column gets major clean-up High-tech cleaning preserves ancient marble details Restoration part of Italy's EU-funded heritage plan ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Just as cosmetic ...

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II as well as ancient Roman history circa 200 CE. Ridley Scott’s historical action film Gladiator II has arrived, and as with the 2000 original starring ...

Türkiye repatriated 180 cultural artifacts in 2025, bringing the number of items recovered from abroad over the past 23 years ...

Rome (AP) — High above the rooftops in the heart of Rome, restorers on Thursday used laser beams to clean a marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister’s office, removing layers of dust and ...