As Tacitus put it, London was “not distinguished by the title of colony yet exceedingly famous ... full panoply of Roman civilisation: temples, baths, an amphitheatre and a basilica.

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

Modeled after Rome's famous St. Peter's Basilica ... the original church burned down in 1889. And like its Roman counterpart, the Basilica of St. Josaphat features a cross-shaped floor plan ...

It was exposed in the church of San Matteo in the famous Roman street of Via Merulana, which connects the basilicas of Saint Mary Major and Saint John Lateran. Crowds flocked to this church ...

St. Eligius was born in Chaptelat, near Limoges, France around 590 A.D. to Roman parents. At a young age, his father recognized that his son had an unusual talent and sent him to the famous ...

Archaeologists uncovered remarkably well-preserved remains of a massive Roman basilica beneath a modern commercial building ...

The first Roman basilica found in London will soon be incorporated into modern architecture—blending ‘then’ and ‘now’ into ...

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...

The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a ...

Okay, so maybe there was a bit more to the lead-up to discovering the city’s first Roman-era basilica, but that was the final step. During the planning for demolition and reconstruction of an ...