History

Evidence of 'Earliest Europeans' Found in ��ý

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 11/03/2011 - 04:39

A baby molar from the Grotta del Cavallo in Puglia has been confirmed as the earliest human remain ever found in Europe.The tooth was first discovered in 1964…

Culture

Frankenstein, Frogs and Signor Galvani

by Myra Robinson | Fri, 10/28/2011 - 06:40

In the great city of Bologna, hidden away in a tiny piazza behind the church of San Petronio, is a statue of Galvani, an 18th century physicist. What, you…

Lifestyle

Remembering the Italian Victims of 9/11

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 09/09/2011 - 06:19

The attacks of September 11th 2001 will long remain fixed in the memory of all those who witnessed the effects of the tragedies that day. The events feel fresh…

Lifestyle

New Italian Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 06/28/2011 - 03:22

Basilica di San SalvatoreSeven groups of monasteries, churches and fortresses throughout ��ý have been designated World Heritage sites by the United Nation’s…

Culture

Volterra A.D. 1398 - Back to the...Medioevo

by Pierangela Zandanel | Mon, 06/20/2011 - 05:59

Having a scholar in your family can be very boring but sometimes very useful. My daughter is reading Medieval Archaeology at the Scuola Normale Superiore in…

Ancient Sewer Reveals Roman Diet

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 06/15/2011 - 05:01

Long before scientific studies declared the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, ancient Romans dined on figs, sea urchins and dormice.The diet was…

Culture

Auguri! Rome Turns 2764

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:10

According to legend, Rome was founded on 21 April in 753 BC, making today Rome’s 2764th birthday.The legend has it that after coupling with the god Mars, a…

Book of Nazi Conversations: “What a Joy to Kill Italians”

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 04/05/2011 - 03:10

A shocking new book from two German historians includes appalling wartime dialogues that recount the atrocities committed by Nazi soldiers.“Soldiers, the…

Original model for Pietà found

by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 12/01/2010 - 06:05

An American art collector claims to have found the original terracotta model for Michelangelo’s Pietà, the sculpture of Mary holding the lifeless body of…

New play about Arandora Star Tragedy

by ITALY | Mon, 11/22/2010 - 04:42

��ý Magazine followed the lead-up, this year, to the seventieth anniversary of the Arandora Star tragedy, in which 486 British Italian internees were drowned…