Rome’s Trevi fountain replaced by ugly ‘municipal pool’ — as officials plan to charge admission
Tourists headed to Rome’s Trevi Fountain in hopes of tossing the traditional coins, brace yourselves — the beloved historic ...
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The Mysterious Nabataeans and the Greek Influence
Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and Rome.
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The Mystery of the Exceptional Sound at Greece’s Epidaurus Theater
The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers ...
Secrets of massive 2,600-year-old temple emerge from hilltop in Greece. Take a look
A joint team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists unearthed a massive ruined temple on a hill near Samikon in 2021 and identified it as a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon. After several years of work, ...
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An Aqueduct in the Ancient Ionian City of Lebedos Reveals Advanced Pre-Roman Water Management Systems in Anatolia
A group of Turkish and Spanish scientists has revealed the results of an archaeological study in western Turkey that challenges the accepted historical dates of an aqueduct near the ancient city of ...
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The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias'
This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...
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The Rise and Fall of a Magnificent Temple to a Greek Goddess
One of the wonders of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis stood for millennia, wearing natural and manmade disasters. A ...
The wonder that was India in ancient times
How Ancient India Transformed the World is, therefore, not just about the wonder that was India but its influence on the rest ...
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The Art of Coins
President Theodore Roosevelt was inspired by the artistic merit of ancient coins and sought to change the look of American coinage. In 1905 he asked famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create ...
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Ancient Greeks: Pioneers of Coin Currency
The earliest coins used by ancient Greeks were typically made of electrum—a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver—and featured symbolic designs like ...
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6 Ancient Coins That Are Worth a Lot in Modern Prices
Take advantage of the timeless appeal of gold in a Gold IRA recommended by Sean Hannity. According to Artnet News, the coin is named after the ancient Greek city in modern-day Crimea and sold for $6 ...
A Roman knapsack, salt and sour wine: What the words used in the Budget originally meant
Many of the words expected to be used by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget speech this week derive from Ancient Greece ...