Mettere la mano sul fuoco has since come to symbolise unwavering certainty, just as Mucius’s act represented his absolute ...

Led by the king of the Etruscan city of Clusium, Lars Porsena, the Etruscans attacked Rome. Scholars believe that Lars Porsena actually captured the city and ruled it for a time. What happened next is ...

If you have visited Italy before, you have likely toured some main cities — like Rome, Florence ... a standard gateway among many other Etruscan-built villages. Unlike other ghost towns ...

News from France (spotted via. @MWeilc) that a publication on Charles Claude Flahaut, Count of Angiviller (1730–1809), a ...

Sassetti possessed ‘firm and principled attachment to his medieval roots’ alongside a ‘worldly intelligence’; meanwhile, the imperious expression of his bust, produced by the workshop of Antonio ...

It’s the second most popular Italian city for tourists after Rome. In 2026 ... including artifacts from ancient Roman, Greek, and Etruscan civilizations. The main museum is located at the ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of a state visit to Italy ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla received a red carpet welcome as they touched down in Rome, Italy, for a state visit that will ...

King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for ...

King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment ROME -- ROME (AP) — King Charles ...

The King has hailed “brilliant” restoration work preserving the Colosseum in Rome after posing in front of the famous attraction with the Queen. Charles and Camilla began their day in the ...