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How scientists reconstructed a huge statue of Emperor Constantine the Great in Rome
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt once sat majestically at the heart of ancient Rome. Now a vast statue of Emperor Constantine the...
Watch: 13m reconstructed statue of emperor to tower over Rome again
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA 13-metre-high statue of an emperor is towering over Rome once again thanks to a recreation funded...
Scuba diver discovers 30,000 astonishingly well-preserved Roman coins off Italian coast
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA handful of ancient bronze coins. A diver exploring the waters off Sardinia in Italy has discovered...
Voices: The Top 10 most powerful people ever
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis one started when Janan Ganesh wrote in the Financial Times that President Harry Truman in mid-1945 was “the most powerful human being who has ever...
When did Rome fall?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.
1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoScuba divers swim in shallow water to observe the shipwreck. A Roman-era shipwreck on the Spanish...
Rome's Colossus of Constantine
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAdam Lowe, from the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation, Salvatore Settis Member of the Steering Committee of Fondazione Prada,...
Today is: St. Nicholas Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSt. Nicholas Day celebrates St. Nicholas, a popular minor Christian saint in Western and Eastern churches. In the fourth century, he was a bishop in...
Divers recovered a treasure trove of more than 30,000 ancient, bronze coins off the Italian coast
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe discovery is the largest of such finds in over a decade. A tiny glimmer spotted amid seagrass by...
Germany Has Returned 14 Stolen Artifacts to Italy, Including a Corinthian Bronze Helmet
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 12 months agoGermany recently returned 14 artifacts to Italy after they had been stolen from Italian museums or...