The Human Chess of Marostica, Italy
The Human Chess of Marostica is a famous festival held in Marostica, in the northern province of Veneto, Italy. Marostica is known for the costumed … Read more
The Origins of the Story of Romeo and Juliet
Luigi Da Porto was an Italian condottiero, writer, and historiographer better known as the author of the story of Romeo and Juliet, later dramatized by … Read more
The astonishing mosaics of the Roman Villa del Casale
The Mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale are the finest mosaics anywhere in the Roman world The mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale … Read more
The Festival of the Snake-Catchers in Italy
The Festival of the Snake-Catchers is an annual festival in Cocullo in honor of St. Dominic, patron saint protecting against snakebite and toothache The festival … Read more
Roman Chariot discovered at Pompeii
The four-wheeled processional chariot is the latest discovery of Pompeii. A large ceremonial chariot with four wheels, along with its iron components, beautiful bronze and tin … Read more
Striking Old Photographs of Sardinia in 1919
A series of rare images from the American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress) describing a poor country, plagued by malnutrition, tubcolosis and … Read more
24 Old Photos of the Allied Invasion of Sicily, 1943
A collection of fascinating old photographs of Palermo, Messina, Siracusa, and other Sicilian towns during WWII. On the night of 9–10 July 1943 the Allied … Read more
The hypnotic anamorphic image hidden in Santa Maria dei Monti, Rome
Hidden in the Convent of Santa Maria dei Monti at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome, there is one of the largest and … Read more
Calcio Fiorentino, what is it, images and history of the ancestor of football
Calcio Fiorentino (also known as Calcio Storico) is a sport that recalls a game called harpastum in Latin is an early form of soccer (football … Read more
Piazza Fontana Massacre: Exhibition remembers the victims
Seventeen photographs and seventeen poems in memory of the victims of the Piazza Fontana Bombing, a terrorist attack occurred on 12 December 1969 when a … Read more
Sa Femina Accabadora, The Lady of the Good Death
Sa Femmina Accabadora was a woman who was in charge of bringing death to people of any age, in the event that they were in … Read more
The Roman Expeditions of the Nile River
Between 62 and 67 AD the Roman emperor Nero sent a small group of Praetorian guards to explore the sources of the Nile River in … Read more
Three fascinating cultural practices from ancient Rome
Italy is stuffed with culture like some kind of metaphysical, literally culture-stuffed calzone. Obviously, all countries have something to show for themselves, but the fact … Read more
Crucified like Jesus two thousand years ago | The second case in the world discovered in Italy
A multidisciplinary – anthropological, taphonomic and genetic study – conducted in collaboration between researchers from the University of Ferrara and Florence has allowed to analyze … Read more
Archaeologists found in Pompeii the skeleton of a man fleeing from the fury of the Volcano
The man, probably limping, was killed by a boulder hurled at high speed by the force of the eruption that practically beheaded him. The chest … Read more