Sheltering myself from a fierce wind, I gazed down the rocky coast of Italy; directly below ... as it existed during the Roman Empire. The map's origins were obscure: a 13th-century monk from ...

The Roman Empire had two main populations: gods and humans. By its end, there was only one god left. How, and why, did he reign supreme?

“Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire,” noted Claudia Frassineti ... many of its majestic Roman-era structures have simply vanished and been replaced ...

Italy is levying hefty fines against Roman ... The Colosseum, built 2,000 years ago, was the biggest amphitheater in the Roman Empire and hosted iconic gladiator fights. According to the latest ...

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The lines (called zoning) record the growth of the crystal in magmas over time, much like tree rings. (Image Credit: Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen's University, Canada) Though the collapse of the ...

Now, experts in Italy have found the final ... known' even though it dates back to the Roman Republic, the era dating before the mighty Roman Empire. Authorities say the discovery offers ...

Tourists and travel experts have long agreed that Italy is a special place ... Here, you'll find the most important relic from the Roman Empire (the Colosseum), some of Michelangelo's greatest ...

One of the most significant aspects of this relationship is that the period following the Roman conquest and leading up to the complete integration of the Greek world into the emerging empire did not ...