Photo of a stray dog sleeping among the ruins of Pompeii.
READ MORE +Photo of a stray dog sleeping among the ruins of Pompeii.
READ MORE +Walking daily among or near ruins, such as the Teatro Marcello, is one of the reasons why people fall in love with Rome. The Theater of Marcellus or Teatro Marcello, was inaugurated in 12 BCE by Emperor Augustus and named for his nephew Marcus Marcellus. It served as an arena for drama ...
READ MORE +The Atlas of Ancient Rome, a gorgeous, new two-volume set edited by Andrea Carandini, promises to be an "authoritative archeological survey of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period." The slip-cased set is available now. One of the more than 500 detailed illustrations in ...
READ MORE +If you tell a Roman that you are going Paestum for the weekend, invariably he or she will tell you: "Make sure you pick up some mozzarella di bufala." Paestum and Its Greek Roots and Ruins Paestum is a sight to see without the culinary pit stop. A city known as "Poseidonia" when it ...
READ MORE +Update: Admission to the Roman Forum is included in the combined ticket for the Parco Colosseo Archeological Area Well, it was fun while it lasted. According to the folks at Dream of Italy and Tony Polzer from 3 Milennia Tours, the Roman Forum will begin to charge admission as of March ...
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