As Europe celebrated Europe Day on May 9, major landmarks and sites across the European…
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History provides disturbing glimpses of humanity’s capacity to witness suffering for entertainment. Is there something intrinsic in human nature that draws us to witness pain and conflict?
ROME – Carabinieri police have identified the tourist accused of carving his and his girlfriend’s…
Around 600 BC, the Greeks stumbled upon a natural pozzolan substance that exhibited hydraulic qualities when blended with lime. However, the Greeks did not use concrete as extensively as the Romans did.
The amphitheater is close to the size of the Colosseum in Rome, authorities said. The Colosseum, the largest ancient amphitheater still standing, is 188 meters (617 feet) in length and 156 meters in width.