The luxury Rome travel guide: where to eat, drink and sleep
The first thing people tend to do when they talk about Rome is moan about it. “It’s full of tourists,” they cry. “The Trevi ...
Europe’s bucket-list destinations before they were RUINED by mass tourism
Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...
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Can YOU tell which famous footballer this statue is supposed to be?
The England and Bayern Munich striker, who has been back in the UK for the international break, posed for photos with ... to the bronze sculpture, she said: 'I just thought the Roman emperors ...
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Ancient chief buried ‘extremely rare’ Roman equipment. Archaeologists just found it
Archaeologists in Denmark found a “rare” Roman helmet buried by an ancient chief along with hundreds of weapons and other artifacts. Photo from the Vejle Museums Archaeologists in Denmark ...
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Elon Musk and the Roman salute: What it is and why it doesn't matter what you call it
Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute. There is no Roman art, writing, or coins that display the gesture, according to Winkler. "The gesture of the raised right arm or hand in Roman and other ...
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A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago
Yet, against the odds, the Halsted A&A Foundation has managed to secure an extraordinary piece: an early 1st-century CE Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena. The statue is set to be unveiled ...
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Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. The sculpture, which has remained out of public view for centuries, will be on display ...
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Nero’s Statue at Corinth: A Relic of Rome’s Gift of Freedom
The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ancient Greece.
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2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a ...
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2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece
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A Farmer Was Working In His Field—and Found a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic
Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era. A charred wooden roof that fell atop the tiles hundreds of years ago may have preserved the ...