Fashion designer Victoria Beckham has revealed that her 12-year-old daughter Harper is becoming quite the young beauty expert and is already "like a pro" when it comes to applying her own make-up.

Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said Sunday.

Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an "exceptional" find.

Two more tourists have been caught apparently defacing the Colosseum in Rome, following a similar incident in June.

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Italy's culture minister is calling for a man to be "identified and sanctioned" after he was filmed allegedly carving his and his fiancée's names into the Colosseum in Rome.

History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday.

Climate change activists turned the blue water of the Trevi Fountain in central Rome black with diluted charcoal on Sunday.

Hoax reservations were made under false names, causing food to be wasted and earnings to be lost.