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Ancient home shows evidence of how Pompeiians tried to shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Excavations in Pompeii revealed that four people, including a child, tried to seek shelter from the eruption of Mount ...
Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary
The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...
Ancient Greeks and Romans were obsessed with diet advice, too
From protein-filled meals to the benefits of lentils and intermittent fasting, the Classical world had strong opinions about ...
ZME Science on MSN1d
The unusual world of Roman Collegia — or how to start a company in Ancient Rome
Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...
Greek Reporter1d
New Roman-Era Complex Unearthed in Athens
A monumental Roman complex has been revealed in Athens, and the city is gaining another open-air archaeological site in its ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Joys of Discovering the Roman Underground, From the Colosseum to What’s Beneath the Trevi Foundation
Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Ancient Roman Wooden Water Pipe Made From Hollow Tree Trunks Unearthed Beneath a Street in Belgium
Archaeologists say the muddy soil in the area preserved the artifact, which likely dates to between the second and third centuries C.E.
In a Routine Excavation, Archaeologists Accidentally Uncovered a Secret Pope’s Palace
Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery ...
La Brújula Verde10d
Marcus Terentius Varro, the Roman scholar who conceived the existence of microorganisms sixteen centuries before their discovery
When looking for the origin of microbiology, it is typical to refer to the latter part of the 19th century, when it developed ...
Greek Reporter14d
The Overlooked Greek Foundations of Roman Law
Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...
Il Messaggero15d
A Love Story Sealed in Rome
May 1), the coach of the Belgium national team and the journalist celebrated the religious ceremony at the Church of Saint Louis of the French in Rome. The celebration continued at Villa Miani ...