Italy Archive

AncientPages.com - Recent excavations at the Villa of the Quintilii uncovered the remains of a unique winery just outside Rome. The mid-third-century CE building located along the Via Appia Antica portrays a

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - 'Altar of Twelve Gods', also called the Sanctuary of the Twelve Gods was found at Gabii, Italy. This valuable piece of sculpture represents the twelve

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Tomb and urn images shed light on the intricacies of Etruscan and Roman civilization at least 2,000 years ago, reviving it for modern

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists in Italy report discovering a giant ancient Roman structure near Naples. There is still little information about the subterranean structure, but according

AncientPages.com - As Pompeii’s House of the Vettii finally reopens after a long process of restoration, news outlets appear to be struggling with how to report on the Roman sex

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This summer, a group of climbers made an interesting discovery, but only now have experts confirmed their incredible findings. In July, four mountaineers,

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed 24 ancient bronze statues at the San Casciano dei Bagni thermal bath site in a discovery described as

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - From small coins to tiny pieces of ceramic and even clumps of soil, Seth Bernard and a group of graduate students from the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary treasure trove consisting of Etruscan and Roman artifacts in the village of San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany, Italy.

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Roman Empire relied on a network of cities that played a pivotal role in its domain's administration, social organization, and economy.

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Today, the town of Cerveteri is particularly famous for the numerous Etruscan cemeteries located on the surrounding hills. Etruscan necropolis Cerveteri Rome Province,

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As we discussed in part 1, everything the man witnessed that morning indicated the mysterious creatures were no ordinary human beings. Something was

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Tomb of Nestor's Cup, a famous burial in Italy, contains not one deceased individual, but several, according to a new study. The

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many places are associated with strange legends telling people to use supernatural power or get help from dark forces to accomplish something. In

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Art is universal and timeless, and so is our appreciation of it if it is unique and beautiful, like this magnificent bronze sculpture.

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Many secrets of the ancient Etruscans, who represent one of the most enigmatic civilizations in Europe, are still to be discovered. Etruscan cemeteries contain

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating near the city of Capua, Italy have unearthed two ancient tombs. One of the discovered sarcophagi still remains sealed. The find

Jan Bartek-  AncientPages.com - On the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - John Hawkwood was widely known in Europe eight hundred years ago. He was an English military in the Hundred Years' War (1337 to

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Catacombs of St. Callixtus in Rome, Italy, hold the remains of sixteen popes, several martyrs, and around half a million Christians. Nine

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com  - A 5,000-year-old Anatolian sword was identified in a monastery on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in the Lagoon City. A small sword