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The Greek Orthodox Monastery Thriving in Catholic Italy
A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter of Catholicism.
Everything We Ask of Art Is in These Marbles
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...
These old Roman buildings could unlock how to build in a warming world
The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...
How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society
The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...
The Architect’s Newspaper5d
Rome’s struggle with urban renewal takes center stage in this year’s Jubilee
Every 25 years, believers from around the world flock to Rome to step through one of its four holy doors and have their sins ...
The 'Real' History of April Fools' Day (and Why It Isn’t Funny Anymore)
Today is April Fools’ Day, the annual holiday that celebrates pranking, hoaxes, and all manner of horseplay and tomfoolery.