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The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient ...
Rome, too, is home to hidden historical treasures, like this remarkably well-preserved ancient port.
Feminist, politically engaged, and unconventional, Catherine Hardwicke is the president of the 'Ischia Global Film & Music ...
A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used large lava stone mills (or “querns”) turned by mules or donkeys. Then there ...
Rome isn’t just a place you visit, it’s a place you feel. And the best time to really take it in? The offseason—whatever that ...
Despite Italy being divided by heat and rain, hundreds of thousands of citizens and tourists visited state museums and archaeological parks for free during July's #domenicalmuseo, freely enjoying ...
An ancient Roman erotic mosaic depicting a half-naked couple has returned to Pompeii more than 80 years after it was stolen ...
The mosaic shows a pair of lovers who are partially undressed. The tile may have been in a bedroom floor, Pompeii officials ...
A Nazi captain gave artwork, which depicts an intimate Roman romance, to a civilian. When he died, his heirs decided to ...
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