Heritage

According to the legend, on April 21, Rome was founded by the mythical Romulus, who killed brother Remes in order to become ruler and founder. They calculated that the city was founded in 753 BC, that is, 2,768 years ago, …

La Festa della Liberazione represents the Anniversary of the Liberation of Italy from the Nazi occupations as well as the Anniversary of the Resistance. It is a national Italian holiday commemorating the end of the second world war. While the …

The restoration of the Gallery of the Candelabra at the Vatican Museums has been taken back to its original beauty. The renovation project costed 700K euros. The gallery’s name comes from the massive marble candelabra that, along with the marble …

Here the second part discovering the world of toys in ancient Rome. The older boys and girls had outdoor toys… sticks and hoops, balls, yo-yos, swings, bow and arrows, sling shots, hobby horses, marbles, and games similar to kick-the-can, hide-and-seek …

Nowadays we buy all sorts of toys for our children, starting them off with the simplest ones: balls, pull-toys, rattles and such. When Lucas was a baby boy, his favorite was a cushy soft ball with a rattles inside–“Shakey Shakey”–he …

Constantino Brumidi: not exactly a household name, and yet he was the man responsible for the decoration of several rooms and walls of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. in the 19th century. Brumidi’s chief work, the allegorical fresco The …

2016 could be the year when crowdfunding saves Italy. Or parts of Italy, at least. In February some ambitious children launched a crowdfunding project to buy the idyllic island of Budelli and re-name it L’Isola dei Ragazzi, keeping it out …

Although, to date, the time machine is unfortunately just a sci-fi device, everybody can travel back to the past era of Roman Empire, simply by driving to the Getty Villa, in Malibu. The new, exciting and comprehensive exhibition, Roman Mosaics …

Columbus Day will not be abolished in in Colorado after legislation was voted down last Monday night.   Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton who sponsored the bill, originally sought to have Oct. 12 renamed Indigenous People’s Day. He …

The eternal city traces its birth to April 21, 753 B.C.  If you’re in Rome, you can enjoy festivities that include concerts, gladiator displays, a parade, and  fireworks over the Tiber. Throughout the year you’ll find traces of Rome’s long …