An ancient Etruscan town, Lazio, Italy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals in early Italic history. Obviously, the Romans ended up being victorious ...

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Earlier this month, archaeologists found two life-size sculptures in a Pompeii tomb. The Guardian reported that the woman’s ...

A visit to Orvieto rewards you with a perfectly preserved and traffic-free world highlighted by a colorful cathedral and some of Italy's best wine.

Thangkas often focus on a specific deity and scene, and their form and surrounding details are often rich with symbolism, turning them into a medium for religious storytelling. Because of this, ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto ...

The Central Bank of the UAE, on Thursday, unveiled the new symbol for the national currency in its physical and digital forms. The symbol was derived from the English name of the dirham to serve ...

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

Flowers have been gifts for centuries, dating back to Ancient Greece. Flowers were seen in their plays and artwork, often as symbols of important relationships or storytelling props. In the Middle ...

Similar to the Etruscan shrew, the American shrew mole has a fast metabolism, meaning it must eat constantly to survive. Despite being listed as species of ‘least concern‘ by the IUCN ...

The United Arab Emirates has officially approved a symbol to represent the Dirham currency unit. The Central Bank UAE has unveiled the physical form and the digital form of the new symbol. Previously, ...