The earliest surviving poem in the English language has been discovered in the National Central Library of Rome ...

Learn more about Caedmon’s Hymn, the first poem written in English, and a new copy recently found in Rome thanks to archival ...

IF YOU WANTED to read an ancient Roman scroll, you might reach for a dictionary, and perhaps a magnifying glass. You would probably not think of using a particle accelerator. But that is what is ...

In October 1731, a fire at London’s Ashburnham House destroyed portions of the Old Royal Library and the Cotton library. Fortunately, the Old Royal Library’s most precious object, the Codex ...

Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean, immerses travelers in the grandeur of Rome. From the ornate Library of Celsus to the vast Great Theatre, its marble streets and ...