Ancient in Italy

Well-preserved, still-functional sliding wood doors from Ancient Rome can be found in this Vesuvius-stricken house.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

A former millstone quarry in the Italian Alps is strewn with rocks bearing distinct round shapes.

The ancient Greeks abandoned this quarry to escape Hannibal's devastating invasion.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.