Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.