Castles and Palaces : Discovery News

China's Unmanned Spacecraft Blasts Off

Posted Tue Nov 1, 2011 11:25 AM ET | 0

It's the country's latest step towared building a permanent manned space station. Read more

Tyrannical Roman Emperor's Home Reconstructed

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:19 AM ET | 0

Nero left behind a legacy of terror and depravity, but he had a stunning palace, which tourists can now view virtually. Read more

Wide Angle: Ancient Roman Building Marvels

Posted Fri Oct 22, 2010 04:43 PM ET

Rome wasn't built in a day. In fact, Rome is an engineering marvel. Read more

Divers Explore Sunken Ruins of Cleopatra's Palace

Posted Wed May 26, 2010 09:04 AM ET | 0

Many archaeological sites have been destroyed by man, but Alexandria's Royal Quarters simply slid into the sea. Read more

Prince's Palace Found in Volcanic Crater

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Feb 26, 2010 02:25 PM ET | 0

The residence of Sextus Tarquinius, the prince who sparked the revolt that led to the foundation of the Roman Republic, may have been found. Read more

Prince's Palace Found in Volcanic Crater

Isis Temple Fragment Dates Back to Cleopatra Era

Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009 04:00 PM ET | 0

A sunken piece of Cleopatra's underwater city has been lifted from the depths of the sea. Read more

Isis Temple Fragment Dates Back to Cleopatra Era

News: Emperor's Pad Now Open To Public [VIDEO]

Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 01:46 AM ET | 0

The palace of Rome's first Emperor Augustus is finally open to the public, complete with vibrantly restored frescoes. Watch video

Archaeology: Emperor's Pad Now Open To Public [VIDEO]

Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 01:46 AM ET | 0

The palace of Rome's first Emperor Augustus is finally open to the public, complete with vibrantly restored frescoes. Watch video

Archaeology: Emperor's Pad Now Open To Public

'Mini-Colosseum' Excavated in Rome

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Oct 2, 2009 10:52 AM ET | 0

With the help of ground penetrating radar, archaeologists have uncovered luxuriously decorated rooms, a colonnaded garden and a finely carved marble head, among other artifacts -- all beneath Rome's Fiumicino airport. Read more

News: Carnarvon Castle Reveals Treasures [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Jul 15, 2009 05:52 PM ET | 0

The man who financed the search for King Tut's tomb had his own buried treasures. And now, long-hidden artifacts from Lord Carnarvon's collection are on public display in his castle. Watch video

News: Carnarvon Castle Reveals Treasures

Marble Head of Emperor Titus Found: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 08:09 AM ET

Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of ancient Roman treasures, including a marble head of the Roman emperor Titus, during excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. Read more

Dr Pepper Artifact Points to Original Formula: Discovery News

Posted Mon May 4, 2009 10:25 AM ET

Poking through antiques stores while traveling through the Texas Panhandle, Bill Waters stumbled across a tattered old ledger book filled with formulas. Read more

Rome's 'Talking Statues' to Get Sanitized: Discovery News

Posted Mon May 4, 2009 09:23 AM ET

Rome's most irreverent statues are going to be blocked off in special fencing in an attempt to sanitize the satirical voice of the Roman people. Read more

King Herod May Have Been Buried Amid Paintings: Discovery News

Posted Thu Nov 20, 2008 05:50 AM ET

King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. Read more

Earliest Reference to Christ Found: Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 3, 2008 03:51 PM ET

A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found a bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., that is engraved with what they believe could... Read more