Largo Argentina site will become accessible to the general public for the first time thanks to raised paths that will
Category: History
Rome celebrates its 2,774th birthday in 2021
Rome’s birthday celebrations for Natale di Roma move online for the second year due to covid-19. Rome celebrates its 2,774th
Rome marks ANZAC Day 2021 with a virtual memorial service
ANZAC Day memorial service in Rome will be online on 25 April. The New Zealand and Australian embassies in Italy
Tracing the origins of Rome’s Circus Maximus
Time’s winged chariot: reverse laps around Circus Maximus back to its beginnings. Early morning. But for a man slowly walking
Ides of March: Rome remembers Julius Caesar
Rome remembers the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in 44 BC. The Ides of March was the
Italy’s president recalls ‘horror’ of the Foibe
Italy commemorates victims of the Foibe with a national day of remembrance. Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella has recalled the “horror”
Herculaneum to unearth ancient beach buried for nearly 2,000 years
Archaeologists dig down to ancient Roman beach buried in 79 AD. Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city, buried by the eruption
Italy remembers the horrors of the Holocaust
Holocaust victims were remembered in Italy 76 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. Italy marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day on
Pompeii unveils its treasures in reopened Antiquarium museum
Antiquarium reopens as permanent exhibition space in Pompeii. Pompeii’s museum has been given a new lease of life after a
Savoy prince apologises to Italy’s Jews over 1938 racial laws
The great-grandson of Italy’s King Vittorio Emanuele III writes a letter of apology to Italy’s Jewish community. Prince Emanuele Filiberto