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Explore Rome's Hidden Underworld, Where a City Lurks Beneath a City
Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...
The pretty Italian city loved by tourists that was capital for six years before Rome
A city steeped in history, art and culture that's long captivated tourists and visitors was also once the capital of Italy.
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When Rome Turned Ancient Greece’s Sparta into a Theme Park
After Rome conquered Ancient Greece, it turned Sparta into a theme park, with performances for tourists showcasing its ...
A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
White statues of the classical world also fit ideals of the 18th ... particularly praised the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, and the idea of white classical statues was useful ...