https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The ancient Roman kitchens of a Pompeii launderette have once again been kitted out with pots and pans as part of a new project that is trying to give visitors a sense of what day-to-day life in the city was like. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/refurbished-pompeii-kitchens-show-how-ancient-romans-cooked Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:04:31 +0200 refurbished-pompeii-kitchens-show-how-ancient-romans-cooked As the mercury rises in Italy and the days and nights get unbearable, we look to the ancient world for tips on staying cool. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/roman-chill Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:55 +0200 roman-chill An ancient Roman bath-house and series of tombs have been unearthed during an attempt to build a new Orthodox church in a working-class suburb of Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160711/ancient-roman-baths-and-tombs-found-as-rome-suburb-builds-church Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:39:53 +0200 ancient-roman-baths-and-tombs-found-as-rome-suburb-builds-church A groundbreaking study of 2,000 ancient Roman skeletons has shown how many of the ancient city's inhabitants were riddled with arthritis, suffered broken bones and were generally dead before 30. https://www.thelocal.it/20160527/groundbreaking-study-reveals-brutal-realities-of-life-in-ancient-rome Fri, 27 May 2016 10:18:49 +0200 groundbreaking-study-reveals-brutal-realities-of-life-in-ancient-rome An ancient Roman amphitheatre, in the town of Fano, in the Marche region, is slowly rotting away beneath an abandoned factory from the early 1900s. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/italian-town-forgets-roman-theatre-found-under-derelict-factory Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:51:32 +0100 italian-town-forgets-roman-theatre-found-under-derelict-factory British singer Sir Elton John will play an unusual concert this summer, inside an ancient Roman amphitheatre of Pompeii. https://www.thelocal.it/20160304/elton-john-to-play-concert-in-pompeiis-roman-theatre Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:27:56 +0100 elton-john-to-play-concert-in-pompeiis-roman-theatre Made from ancient grape varieties grown in Pompeii, 'Villa dei Misteri' has to be one of the world's most exclusive wines. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/in-an-excavated-and-replanted-vineyards-in-pompeii-a-project-is-bringing-ancient-roman-wine-back-to-life Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:36:44 +0100 in-an-excavated-and-replanted-vineyards-in-pompeii-a-project-is-bringing-ancient-roman-wine-back-to-life The head of an ancient Greek statue of extraordinary artistic and historical value will finally arrive back in Italy on Friday – almost three decades after being illegally ripped from the ground. https://www.thelocal.it/20160129/us-museum-gives-italy-back-looted-head-of-greek-statue Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:42:56 +0100 us-museum-gives-italy-back-looted-head-of-greek-statue Five frescoes stolen from a fourth century BC tomb in southern Italy have been recovered by police and put on display in Rome, allowing the public to see them for the first time ever. https://www.thelocal.it/20151127/stolen-pre-roman-frescoes-displayed-for-first-time Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:12:56 +0100 stolen-pre-roman-frescoes-displayed-for-first-time Archaeologists in Rome have unearthed a unique home that sheds new light on the ancient city 2,500 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/sixth-century-home-found-rome Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:54:01 +0200 sixth-century-home-found-rome The Italian government on Wednesday said police had seized more than 5,000 ancient artefacts in a record €45 million haul after dismantling a Swiss-Italian trafficking ring. https://www.thelocal.it/20150122/italy-seizes-more-than-5000-looted-artefacts Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:52:00 +0100 italy-seizes-more-than-5000-looted-artefacts They wanted to enact a fantasy said to be very much in fashion in Pompeii: having sex in the ancient city’s red light district. But that dream was soon put to bed after the threesome – one Frenchman and two Italian women – was caught in the act. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/threesome-caught-living-out-pompeii-brothel-scene Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:13:00 +0200 threesome-caught-living-out-pompeii-brothel-scene Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a cemetery, including tombs containing inscriptions with curses to ward off looters, in the 2,700-year-old ancient port of Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140721/ancient-tombs-reveal-dynamic-roman-culture Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:22:00 +0200 ancient-tombs-reveal-dynamic-roman-culture Authorities in central Italy have discovered a villa transformed into a private museum, housing hundreds of Roman artefacts allegedly stolen from the state. https://www.thelocal.it/20140407/italys-looted-treasures-found-in-rome-villa-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:55:00 +0200 italys-looted-treasures-found-in-rome-villa-2 Ancient manuscripts in the Vatican library penned from East Asia to the Pre-Colombian Americas will be digitized by a Japanese company as part of a global project to make the collection available for free viewing by the public. https://www.thelocal.it/20140320/rare-vatican-library-manuscripts-to-be-digitized Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:15:00 +0100 rare-vatican-library-manuscripts-to-be-digitized A treasure trove of ancient bibles and rare Greek and Hebrew texts are being made available to the public through a website set up by the Vatican and the UK's Oxford University. https://www.thelocal.it/20131203/vatican-and-oxford-university-put-ancient-bibles-online Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:52:00 +0100 vatican-and-oxford-university-put-ancient-bibles-online