It’s fitting that it was the expansion-minded ancient Romans who built Europe’s first super highway — they understood the value of good roads to growing an empire. And the Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, ...

Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus located on Rome’s ancient Appian Way on Oct. 12. Synod of Synodality ...

The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way.

Rome has more than 60 catacombs, some not yet fully explored. The two most important catacombs open to the public along the Appian Way are St. Sebastian and St. Callixtus, where most of the early ...

ROME In ancient times, chariot racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for ...

The Appian Way, or Via Appia Antica, was the first great Roman highway, built in 312 BC to move legions quickly across Italy—and today it offers travelers a journey through 2,000 years of history.

The Rautavaara work was Cantus Arcticus, written for the Arctic University of Oulu. It is also known as the “Concerto for ...

Synod on Synodality delegates made a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs Thursday where they literally “walked together” to the tombs of early Christian martyrs. Hundreds of delegates took a break from ...

ROME (AP) - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for ...