The Benandanti: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults between 16th and 17th centuries in Italy
History & Facts of the Benandanti, The Good Walkers A trial for heresy of two peasants reveals a pagan-shamanic peasant cult based on the fertility … Read more
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History & Facts of the Benandanti, The Good Walkers A trial for heresy of two peasants reveals a pagan-shamanic peasant cult based on the fertility … Read more
A heresy trial held in Friuli, Italy in the sixteenth century brings to light the complex cosmogony and worldview of a miller who stunned the … Read more
The story of Giovanni Battista Bugatti Mastro Titta Giovanni Battista Bugatti, known as Mastro Titta (Senigallia, 1779 – Rome, 1869) was an Italian executioner of … Read more
John Cabot is famed for discovering Newfoundland John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto in Italian, Zuan Chabotto in Venetian) was an Italian explorer and navigator commissioned by Henry … Read more
The Borges Labyrinth is located on the enchanting island of San Giorgio in Venice and is a reconstruction of the labyrinth that the English diplomat … Read more
The latest extraordinary discovery at Civita Giuliana, Pompeii: the room of the slaves. Discoveries continue to be made at Civita Giuliana, in the suburban villa … Read more
The Sator Square: SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA, ROTAS The Sator Square has been the subject of frequent archaeological discoveries, both in stone epigraphs and in … Read more
The Nemi Ships The Nemi ships, 70 meters long and more than 25 meters wide, had been built by Emperor Caligula, in honor of the … Read more
The bizarre story of the chronovisor The chronovisor (or chronoscope) is allegedly a functional time viewer, an hypothetical device capable of capturing and reproducing images … Read more
Where Roman Emperors were born Birthplaces of Roman Emperors from Augustus (27 BC) to Theodosius (395 AD) This list considers Roman emperors from the beginning of … Read more
Mummified remains, along with the hair and bones of an individual buried in an ancient tomb have been found at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, … Read more
The Most Poisonous Animals in Italy How common are spider bites in Italy and are there any other poisonous species you should be aware of? … Read more
Top destinations for wildlife spotting in Italy Given its variety of landscapes, it comes as no surprise that Italy is home to an incredible richness of … Read more
Facts & history of the Republic of Roses Island The island was built by Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa, who made himself its president and declared … Read more
The unique Skull Puppets made in Val Gardena, South Tyrol. These heads were handcrafted in series from the first half of the 19th century until … Read more