Ancient Rome

Travel
by Barry Lillie | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 02:30
Capri has never failed to attract visitors and one such visitor was the Emperor Tiberius, in fact he was so enamoured with the island that he became a frequent…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 02:30
Thermal baths, a post station, funerary monuments, a place of worship and a cemetery were recently discovered in Rome, where the streets Portuensis and Campana…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 07/23/2014 - 02:30
An ancient Roman shipwreck has been discovered in the Ligurian Sea, 20 miles southwest of the island of Tino, at the western end of the Gulf of La Spezia. The…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 07/07/2014 - 08:28
As part of our ongoing series on ancient Roman life, to commemorate 2000 years since the death of Rome's first emperor August, celebrated in 2014, Carol Kings…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/06/2014 - 09:42
“A setting that brings the spirit of ancient Rome civilization to life.” The setting is the Getty Villa, a faithful reproduction of what a Roman villa of 2,000…
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 06/04/2014 - 05:56
(In the photo: Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli) In our ongoing series about the Ancient Romans, where we commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the death of Rome'…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/07/2014 - 04:00
On a recent visit to Rome, I had the pleasure to explore secret spots inside the Colosseum visitors don’t usually have access to, while learning many…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 05/05/2014 - 09:11
In our ongoing series about the Ancient Romans, where we commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of the death of Rome's first emperor, Augustus, celebrated in…
Travel
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
by Carol King | Sun, 04/13/2014 - 18:07
In our ongoing series about the Ancient Romans, to commemorate the anniversary of the death of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, in 14AD, we find out how the…