Archaeologists to investigate network of Roman ports http://zite.to/16KjsBV
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Vatican restorers: Art preservation a great responsibility
Vatican restorers: Art preservation a great responsibility http://zite.to/16HYeoh
Limoncello in Amalfi: when life hands you lemons...
Limoncello in Amalfi: when life hands you lemons... http://zite.to/17sSeUg
Medieval Castle Turned Into Authentic Hotel in Italy
Medieval Castle Turned Into Authentic Hotel in Italy http://zite.to/16HXG1U
Hi-tech aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier'
Hi-tech aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier' http://zite.to/16HXlw8
October 29 312: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge
October 29 312: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge
Monday, October 28, 2013
The Italian Giant Bibles
The Italian Giant Bibles, Lay Patronage, and Professional Workmanship http://zite.to/17rhZ7p
Gems of Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art in Washington travel to Rome
Gems of Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art in Washington travel to Rome http://zite.to/16FL1we
October 28 312: Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius,
it's happened on October 28 312: Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor.
October 28 97: Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor
October 28 97: Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Mount Etna Eruption 2013
Mount Etna Eruption 2013: Europe's Most Active Volcano Spews Lava In Italy http://zite.to/1av0hk5 #photo
A "Total Rome!" 1/6 scale Roman Legionary 12-inch action figure
A "Total Rome!" 1/6 scale Roman Legionary 12-inch action figure http://zite.to/17lsN9q - lots of info about Roman legionaries here
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Has History Got Roman Emperor Tiberius All Wrong?
Has History Got Roman Emperor Tiberius All Wrong? http://zite.to/18VdP7S
October 26 1860: Meeting of Teano.
October 26 1860: Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II
Friday, October 25, 2013
Cicero’s Web: How Social Media Was Born in Ancient Rome
Cicero’s Web: How Social Media Was Born in Ancient Rome http://zite.to/1ihGhlM
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Oops! Etruscan warrior prince was actually a warrior princess
Oops! Etruscan warrior prince was actually a warrior princess http://zite.to/1cJAh4I
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Venice Isn’t the Only Island in the Venetian Lagoon
Venice Isn’t the Only Island in the Venetian Lagoon http://zite.to/16JmcD1
Monday, October 14, 2013
Great View of Mount Etna
Great View of Mount Etna (Volcano) in Taormina Sicily, Italy http://zite.to/16YPYpG #photo
October 14 222: Pope Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome's Trastevere
October 14 222: Pope Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome's Trastevere after a 5-year reign
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Itinerary for a tour of Molise
Travel in Italy; Itinerary for a tour of Molise http://zite.to/1eicKID
Making the most of Italy’s Puglia in winter
Making the most of Italy’s Puglia in winter http://zite.to/1eicmtp
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Tourist hordes threaten Verona's Juliet statue and Roman amphitheatre
Tourist hordes threaten Verona's Juliet statue and Roman amphitheatre http://zite.to/165DeYh
Italian Cookies with Orange, Rosemary and Polenta
Italian Cookies with Orange, Rosemary and Polenta http://zite.to/1bkFxdM #recipe
October 12 1492: Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in The Bahama
October 12 1492: Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached India.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Vatican to field its first ever cricket team
Howzat! Vatican to field its first ever cricket team http://zite.to/19Ev3Z9
A Year of Italian Language and Culture: Dante’s Infern
A Year of Italian Language and Culture: Dante’s Inferno http://zite.to/19EuQVP
The Power and Emotion in Women’s Correspondence in Fifteenth-Century Italy
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me: The Power and Emotion in Women’s Correspondence in Fifteenth-Century Italy http://zite.to/1adzYLz
Cyclist Gino Bartali honored by Holocaust museum
Cyclist Gino Bartali honored by Holocaust museum http://zite.to/163Wdmb
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Was born on October 10 1813: Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer
Was born on October 10 1813: Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Verdi the revolutionary? Let's separate fact from fiction
Verdi the revolutionary? Let's separate fact from fiction http://zite.to/1a6DHui
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Beautiful sites of Rome that won’t cost one euro
Beautiful sites of Rome that won’t cost one euro http://zite.to/1a2yHqB
Was born on October 6 1552: Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary in China
Was born on October 6 1552: Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary in China
October 6 1600: Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence
October 6 1600: Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, premieres in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque age
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Posca, the mistery wonder-drink in ancient Rome
Posca, the mistery wonder-drink in ancient Rome http://zite.to/15bFW19
October 5 1582: the day that did not exist in Italy
Oct 5 1582: Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain
Friday, October 04, 2013
How the Byzantines dealt with Werewolves
How the Byzantines dealt with Werewolves http://zite.to/1dYFRk3
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Codex Seraphinianus: A new edition of the strangest book in the world
Codex Seraphinianus: A new edition of the strangest book in the world http://zite.to/18RPnSC
October 3 52 BC: Vercingetorix surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar
October 3 52 BC: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Was born on October 2 1538: Charles Borromeo, Italian archbishop and saint
Was born on October 2 1538: Charles Borromeo, Italian archbishop and saint (d. 1584)
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
10,000 Temple of Mithras discoveries draw comparisons with Pompeii in Roman London
10,000 Temple of Mithras discoveries draw comparisons with Pompeii in Roman London http://zite.to/1bobCFp #photogallery
Blacks in Ancient Roman Art: Priests of the Isis Cult
Blacks in Ancient Roman Art: Priests of the Isis Cult http://zite.to/1bobpCg
Was born on October 1 86 BC: Sallust, Roman historian
Was born on October 1 86 BC: Sallust, Roman historian (d. 34 BC)
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