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Category: Italy

In September… Eight & A Half Decades Ago!

On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, triggering the Second World War that is considered as the deadliest military conflict in the history of mankind! The war involved an estimated […]

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, […]