Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor and renowned Stoic philosopher, is celebrated as the last of the "Five Good Emperors." Born ...

Standing 154 feet tall, the column of Marcus Aurelius is located in the Piazza Colonna and intricately decorated with ...

Vivid scenes of battlefield decapitations and female prisoners dragged off by their hair, carved into the 1,840-year-old ...

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Rome (AP) — Perched above 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 ...