Italy
There are 181 items in Italy:
Polybius on the topography of Sicily
Sicily The following account, from Polybius's History of the World, 1.42, describes the geographical situation of Sicily. The text is offered…Pompeii
Pompeii: Italian town at the foot of the Vesuvius, buried by the volcano's eruption in 79 CE.History Model of the ruin…
Praeneste, Ivory of a warrior |
Praeneste, Ivory of a warrior |
Pyrrhus (2)
Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Macedonia …Pyrrhus (3)
Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Sicily …Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Epirus …
Pythagoras |
Roman Wars
Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.First Punic War Map of the Carthaginian Empire (c.220…Rome, Capitoline Museums
The Musei Capitolini belong to the oldest public museums of the world. They used to be located in two buildings on the southern and northern side of the Piazza del Campidoglio, known as the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo…Rome, Museo della mura
The museum of the Roman city walls may not be the most famous of Rome, but it is worth a visit. Situated in the ancient Porta Appia, now known as the Porta di San Sebastiano, it offers a lot of…Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Everyone has an innocent private sin, a guilty pleasure. For instance, if I visit Rome, I prefer Chinese food for dinner, and in the afternoon, I like McDonald’s for lunch. (I want to see things, so I don’t want to…