A Murder in Ancient Rome: The Case of Pedanius Secundus and the Slaughter of His Household
The praefectus urbi’s murder reopened a debate the empire had avoided for generations According to Tacitus, in the year 61 AD the city of Rome … Read more
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The Fake Ancient Theater in Italy That Fooled Ticket Buyers for a Decade
Marketed as a Neolithic and Roman find, the site was in fact assembled with concrete and grouted stone blocks. A man in northern Italy has … Read more
An Archaic Necropolis Beneath a Pasta Factory: Gragnano’s Extraordinary Discovery
Pristine Tufa Tombs Reveal Mediterranean Trade Links from 550 BCE On Wednesday, July 15, at the Pastificio Garofalo in Gragnano, in Via dei Pastai, officials … Read more
Funny Italian Sayings That Make the Language So Fun to Learn
The Italian language is lovely. But it is also hilarious. There are many colorful and expressive Italian sayings, which create vivid pictures and scenes. And … Read more
Preparing for a Semester Abroad in Italy: Tips and Tricks For Safe Education
The allure of Italy is almost impossible to resist. From the sun-drenched rolling hills of Tuscany and the ancient, cobblestone streets of Rome to the … Read more
Why You Should Consider Getting Your Arts PhD in Italy
For centuries, Italy has served as the epicenter of global artistic evolution. From the classical majesty of the Roman Empire to the radical innovations of … Read more
The Surreal Story of How Wehrmacht’s Central Asian Conscripts Wiped Out Tuscany’s Historic Camels
The Dromedaries of San Rossore: How World War II Wiped Out Tuscany’s Century-Old Herd For over three hundred years, the coastal pine forests of San … Read more
Venice: A Guide to the City and Its Lagoon
A guide to the lagoon city’s history, architecture, islands, and the peculiar institutions that kept it independent for over a millennium Few cities have written … Read more
Pink Flamingos Are Returning to the Venice Lagoon in Record Numbers
The Venice Lagoon Has Become One of Europe’s Most Important Flamingo Sanctuaries For much of the twentieth century, flamingos were an exotic postcard image associated … Read more
Two Equids Unearthed in the Bakery of Pompeii’s House of the Chaste Lovers
Pompeii’s House of the Chaste Lovers Gives Up Two Working Animals A fresh round of excavation inside the House of the Chaste Lovers at Pompeii … Read more
South Tyrol: A Guide to the Mountains, the Minorities and the Complicated Past
How the Raeti, the Romans and the Bavarian Settlers Shaped a Territory That Still Defies Easy Categories The autonomous province of Bolzano sits at Italy’s … Read more
Italy’s Hidden Languages: Italy’s Linguistic Minority Map
Forty Languages, One Peninsula: A geographic and historical guide to the twelve communities recognised under national law, from the Dolomites to Salento Italy is commonly … Read more
The Black Gold Alchemy: The Mystical Origins of Balsamic Vinegar
Deep in the heart of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region lies a city that guards a secret more precious than gold. Modena is the birthplace of an … Read more
Ostia Antica: A Monumental 4th-Century Episcopal Church Discovered
Constantinian Era Architecture at the Port of Rome A few centimeters beneath the topsoil of a former agricultural field near Rome, excavations have uncovered the … Read more
Michele Loffredo on the Covers That Defined an Era: Italian Science Fiction 1952–1972
Rockets, Bikinis, and Lost Originals: Michele Loffredo on Italian Science Fiction Covers Michele Loffredo is a prominent Italian art historian and critic who has bridged … Read more