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by Silvia Donati | Sun, 02/01/2015 - 02:00
Ten meters below the ground, in what was once the ice-house of the monks of nearby St. Ambrose Basilica, the Cattolica University in Milan inaugurated this…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 01/25/2015 - 00:00
A surprising new detail has emerged during the ongoing restoration of the Colosseum: a series of painted red numbers on its arches.
Just as in today’s stadiums…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/22/2015 - 11:25
More than 5,000 precious artifacts from the past have been recovered in an operation by the Carabinieri that has been described as the biggest recovery of…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/06/2014 - 01:00
The largest ancient Roman basin ever found was discovered this week in an excavation site dug while working on Rome’s new C metro line.
“It's so big that it…
Culture
by ITALY | Fri, 11/14/2014 - 02:00
The remains of a vessel from Roman times have been found in the Piazza Municipio area of Naples, where construction work to build Line 1 of the subway is under…
Culture
by Barry Lillie | Wed, 11/12/2014 - 03:53
Standing at just over two metres tall is the oldest archaeological find in Abruzzo, a mysterious statue that was discovered in 1934 near the town of Capestrano…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/05/2014 - 04:15
The Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s large villa in the heart of Rome, has reopened to the public.
The monument was closed for years after several parts had begun…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/04/2014 - 04:18
Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has voiced his support for the proposed restoration of the Colosseum’s combat ground, which would rebuild the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/28/2014 - 03:00
The largest industrial quarter for the production of ceramics of the ancient world has been discovered at the archeological site of Selinunte in south-west…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/07/2014 - 04:35
Palazzo Vecchio was built on the ruins of a theater from the times of the Roman Empire.
Archeological excavations carried out for years by Archaeological…
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