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Category: Italy

A View On Plato’s Last Evening

The obituary of Plato (born Aristocles; BC 427 – BC 348) was buried beneath layers of volcanic ashes following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79! Researchers recently uncovered […]

Frescoes Revealed At Pompeii: Stunning!

The high black-walled dining hall had been buried under solidified lava and thick ash for 1,945 years! During recent excavations, dazzling frescoes emerged at the Roman city of Pompeii. The […]

Preserving The Dignity Of David

One of the most splendid masterpieces of Italian Renaissance sculpture is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni’s David. However, controversy has never left this 17ft-tall marble statue. Currently, the statue is […]

Falling Victim To The ‘Pompeii Curse’…

The Oscan-speaking people used to live in the city of Pompeii near Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy’s Campania region around 2,000 years ago. The bustling city suddenly changed one day, […]

Bismarckian Diplomacy: Realism In Action

Otto von Bismarck (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898), the architect of German unification and a shrewd political strategist, implemented several principles that shaped his approach to governance and […]