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Italy is home to the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. These sites not only showcase Italy's ...

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BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?

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Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

Taranto has been named as the best place to visit in Europe and is a beautiful seaside city with a rich history that has made ...

At Masses in Rome’s housing projects and in the heart of its tourist district, the faithful prayed Sunday for the upcoming ...

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

In the comparison among Roman high schools, numbers and equations outshine literature and ancient languages: the scientific ...