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Visit the Ultimate Collection of Classical Sculpture in Rome

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 06/01/2021 - 12:57

It’s the ultimate collection of Greek-Roman classical sculpture: the Torlonia Collection in Rome is considered the most prestigious private collection of…

Culture

The Fascinating World of Magna Grecia in Calabria

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/13/2016 - 00:00

Greeks began to settle in Southern Italy in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, exporting their culture, which would later influence the Roman world. They colonized…

Travel

Day Tripper: Taormina

by Gordon Lethbridge | Fri, 02/20/2015 - 04:00

For anyone with a sweet tooth, Taormina is a temptation too hard to resist. It is difficult to stroll down the main thoroughfare, Corso Umberto I, or the via…

Culture

Largest Pottery Workshop of Ancient Greece Found in Selinunte

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/28/2014 - 03:00

The largest industrial quarter for the production of ceramics of the ancient world has been discovered at the archeological site of Selinunte in south-west…

Travel

Rediscovering Paestum

by Barry Lillie | Wed, 04/16/2014 - 20:15

Many holidaymakers staying along the Amalfi coast will undertake the 72-minute drive north to visit the ancient sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii. However,…

Culture

Exhibit at Hadrian's Villa Showcases Relationship between Roman Emperor and Greece

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/16/2014 - 20:00

“Hadrian and Greece. Hadrian's Villa between Classicism and Hellenism” is a new exhibition just launched at Tivoli’s Villa Adriana to showcase the important…

Culture

Excavations Uncover Five Buildings In Garden At Hadrian’s Villa

by Carol King | Sat, 07/20/2013 - 06:03

Archaeologists have unearthed five monumental buildings at the Villa Adriana (Hadrian’s Villa) at Tivoli, near Rome. Roman Emperor Hadrian constructed the…

Culture

Top Five Archaeological Sites In Italy

by Carol King | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 04:57

Carol King selects the Top 5 must-see archaeological sites in Italy. Colosseo and Foro Romano, Rome, Lazio Ancient Roman Emperor Vespasian started construction…

Culture

Sir John Soane’s Museum In London Mounts Piranesi Show

by Carol King | Thu, 04/04/2013 - 06:24

A rare collection of drawings of Ancient Greek temples in Paestum by 18th-century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi is on show at the Sir John Soane’s…

Culture

Newly Uncovered Temple in Selinunte Challenges Archaeological Theory

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/26/2012 - 05:03

Archaeologists working in the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, Sicily, one of the largest and most important Greek colonies on the island, have uncovered a…