Rome
Environment
Rome’s Trevi Fountain Turned Black by Climate Activists
Water in the Trevi Fountain turned black when climate change activists released "vegetable charcoal" into Rome's famous landmark.
Protesters from Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) standing in the water unfurled anti-fossil fuel banners. The group's website says it is campaigning against...
Ancient Greece
The Greek City of Rome before the Romans
Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient city of Rome. Romulus established this city on the Palatine Hill after he and his brother had been abandoned on...
Archaeology
Statue Of Man With Hercules Guise Discovered In Rome
An ancient statue of a man wearing a lion headdress, initially thought to be a statue of Hercules, was discovered in Rome, Italy.
Ancient Greece
When Americans Looked to Ancient Greece and Rome for Inspiration
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The ancient world of Greece and Rome has long permeated America, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government,...
Greek News
A New Museum Opens in Rome for Recovered Treasures
Last month, Italian officials in Rome inaugurated a new museum for treasures recovered before returning them home dubbed the Museo dell’Arte Salvata, or the Museum of Saved Art.
‘Rescued art’ turns out to be a broad term, and the museum...
Diplomacy
Italy Ratifies Exclusive Economic Zone Agreement With Greece
The Italian Senate ratified on Friday the 2020 maritime agreement with Greece, with which the two EU member states delimited their Exclusive Economic Zones.
Ancient Greece
Torlonia Marbles: The World’s Largest Display of Greek-Roman Statues Opens
One of the world's largest collections of Greek and Roman statues is now open in Rome, Italy for the public to see.
Europe
Patriarch Bartholomew to Pray for Peace With Pope, Other Faith Leaders in Rome
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will participate in Tuesday's interfaith ceremony and prayers with Pope Francis as part of an international Prayer for Peace initiative entitled "No One Is Saved Alone – Peace and Fraternity."
Hosted by the Rome-based faith...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Re-Emerge After Decades in Storage
One of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman marble sculptures opened to the general public for the first time in Rome last week.
The 90 works from the Torlonia Collection -- the most prestigious private collection...
Greece
Greece and Italy Make Joint Demand for EU-Wide Solution of Migration Issue
The nations of Greece and Italy made a joint request on Wednesday for a European-Union-wide solution to the ongoing refugee and migrant crisis which the two nations have faced for some time.
Following a meeting held between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe...