How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Now, you can think about it even more thanks to Tom Holland's new book PAX: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age.
READ MORE +How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Now, you can think about it even more thanks to Tom Holland's new book PAX: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age.
READ MORE +If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the history of the crucifixion during the age of Ancient Rome, here is a fascinating podcast to listen to on Easter.
READ MORE +Saint Lucifer was a bishop from Cagliari, Sardinia, who lived during the 4th century. His name sparks a lot of confusion.
READ MORE +'Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe' is a comprehensive look at the history of Ravenna during its golden age.
READ MORE +Now is a great time to enhance your knowledge about Italian art and history. Consider these online courses and seminars.
READ MORE +First used during the bubonic plague in the 17th century, Tuscany's wine windows are reopening. Learn more about "buchette del vino" and where to find them.
READ MORE +The 3rd century ruins are located near Verona.
READ MORE +Photo of a stray dog sleeping among the ruins of Pompeii.
READ MORE +Italy celebrates Liberation Day every year on April 25. Learn more about its origin and importance.
READ MORE +Visiting Rome is always a history lesson. But many people -- even Romans -- don't know that Rome played a small part in the history of NASA and the first moon landing.
READ MORE +A new study shows how scientists can learn about Ancient Rome from layers of Arctic ice.
READ MORE +The video from Ritals does a humorous job of explaining what makes Rome great even in the face of Paris's beauty and comparative orderliness.
READ MORE +Ride & Seek's Caesar bike tour is an epic bicycle tour that will take participants "in Caesar's footsteps" from London to Rome. Cyclists will bike through southern England, across France into Champagne country, and into Switzerland before the insane, exhaustive Italy leg of the tour. Our ...
READ MORE +The town of San Leo in Emilia-Romagna is known for its Renaissance era fort and torture chamber.
READ MORE +About an hour and a half south of Rome lies Montecassino, an enormous Benedictine monastery whose environs witnessed a very costly battle of World War II.
READ MORE +A short primer on a few of the dates you will encounter while meandering the streets and squares of Italy.
READ MORE +In 2011, UNESCO inscribed Italy's newest World Heritage sites: The Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.). Treated as one entity, these seven sites stretch from as far north as Castelseprio, Lombardy to as far south as Benevento in Campania. All seven of these sites represent, ...
READ MORE +Farewell to Christopher Hibbert, whose biographies of Rome and the Medici family established him as one of the foremost authorities on Italy's history.
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