Italy Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vatican is the smallest state in Europe, but it has many interesting attractions to offer. If you visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel,

Jan Bartek-  AncientPages.com - On the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - A great archaeological find has been reported from Italy. Using advanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scientists have discovered an amazing ancient Roman city hidden

AncientPages.com - On February 29, 1576  - Antonio Neri , a Florentine priest, was born in Florence, Italy. Neri was a glass maker, who conducted experiments with colored glass

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study reveals that late Neolithic Italians mastered much more complex metal technologies than previously thought. Scientists from Italy and the United

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When and where the first Hellenistic temple was constructed has long been a bit of archaeological puzzle, but the ancient and beautiful city

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We continue to explore the strange case of the Italian doppelganger whose life ended in tragedy. In part 1 we talked about why

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Rome, Italy have unearthed a magnificent 2,000-year-old marble head of God Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, the ancient god of wine

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When discussing Italy’s history, we tend to focus on the Roman Empire, but there is archaeological evidence clearly showing that the country was

AncientPages.com - The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria, from rising

AncientPages.com - A treasure of 15 large bronze coins dated to 3rd century B.C. was found intact, at the Vulci archaeological site, reports ANSA's news agency. Most probably, the

Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - You've heard of the da Vinci code, but what about the Michelangelo Code? Did this famous artist encode subversive messages in the work he did

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy have unearthed a rare 2,00-year-old sundial. It’s still intact and has a Latin inscription that

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Arene Candide Cave have discovered evidence humans may have ritualistically "killed" pebbles to remove their symbolic power about 12,000 years

AncientPages.com - On February 5, 62 AD, Pompeii, an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, was at the epicenter of an earthquake. The earthquake was approximately 7.5 in magnitude