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 A skeleton discovered in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, destroyed along with nearby Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, could offer fresh insights into the disaster, an Italian expert said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20211017/new-skeleton-find-could-reveal-more-about-vesuvius-eruption Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:50:51 +0200 new-skeleton-find-could-reveal-more-about-vesuvius-eruption Despite coronavirus restrictions, tickets are sold out until June for Rome’s most recently unveiled historic site. https://www.thelocal.it/20210305/in-photos-rome-reopens-forgotten-mausoleum-of-emperor-augustus Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:29:40 +0100 in-photos-rome-reopens-forgotten-mausoleum-of-emperor-augustus The remains of two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago have been unearthed at a grand villa on the fringes of Pompeii, officials at the archaeological site said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201122/remains-of-two-victims-of-79-ad-volcanic-eruption-unearthed-at-pompeii Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:57:55 +0100 remains-of-two-victims-of-79-ad-volcanic-eruption-unearthed-at-pompeii The contours of an ancient city north of Rome, buried underground for 13 centuries, were revealed using a quad bike and a ground-penetrating radar. https://www.thelocal.it/20200609/buried-roman-city-revealed-in-italy-with-ground-penetrating-radar Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:19:50 +0200 buried-roman-city-revealed-in-italy-with-ground-penetrating-radar Archaeologists have discovered an exquisitely preserved Roman mosaic under vines near Verona, northern Italy, after nearly a century of searching. https://www.thelocal.it/20200528/ancient-roman-mosaic-floor-discovered-under-vineyard-in-italy Thu, 28 May 2020 19:03:16 +0200 ancient-roman-mosaic-floor-discovered-under-vineyard-in-italy Archaeologists think they've found the burial site of Romulus, Rome's ancient king, who is said to have been suckled by a wolf. https://www.thelocal.it/20200221/rome-is-about-to-reveal-an-ancient-tomb-thought-to-belong-to-founder-romulus Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:24:44 +0100 rome-is-about-to-reveal-an-ancient-tomb-thought-to-belong-to-founder-romulus A DNA study of inhabitants of ancient Rome found some surprising results, and helps chart mass migration dating back 9,000 years. https://www.thelocal.it/20191108/ancient-romans-had-overwhelming-genetic-diversity-study-finds Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:43:15 +0100 ancient-romans-had-overwhelming-genetic-diversity-study-finds The marble bust of a Roman youth was returned to Italy this week for the first time since it was smuggled out over 50 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20190620/germany-returns-ancient-roman-bust-to-italy Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:23:17 +0200 germany-returns-ancient-roman-bust-to-italy Italian fashion house Gucci will fund the restoration of the Tarpeian Rock, a cliff near the Roman Forum from which prisoners would be hurled to their deaths. https://www.thelocal.it/20190607/gucci-to-restore-ancient-cliff-romans-used-to-throw-traitors-off Fri, 07 Jun 2019 12:12:54 +0200 gucci-to-restore-ancient-cliff-romans-used-to-throw-traitors-off Razed to the ground by the Great Fire of Rome, Emperor Nero's original palace opened to the public for the first time on Friday after a painstaking ten-year restoration. https://www.thelocal.it/20190412/nero-palace-reopens-to-the-public-rome-italy Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:28:33 +0200 nero-palace-reopens-to-the-public-rome-italy Long the preserve of stray cats, the Largo di Torre Argentina will reopen to the public from 2021. https://www.thelocal.it/20190220/rome-largo-di-torre-argentina-open-to-the-public Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:18:57 +0100 rome-largo-di-torre-argentina-open-to-the-public However much you think you know about the ancient Romans, they're always capable of throwing up a new surprise or two from beyond the grave. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/8-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-romans Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:25:00 +0100 8-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-romans Gazing upon the splendours of ancient Rome is no longer a luxury reserved for visitors to the Italian capital, as temples opened their doors internationally with a digital project launched on Wednesday after decades of planning. https://www.thelocal.it/20181121/rome-reborn-virtual-reality-tour-ancient-rome Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:36:10 +0100 rome-reborn-virtual-reality-tour-ancient-rome Many observers of Italy often presume that the nation's origins can be traced back to ancient Rome. And while the Romans undoubtedly had a huge influence on a lot of what came after, earlier civilizations made their own key contributions. https://www.thelocal.it/20180911/four-civilizations-in-italy-that-pre-date-the-roman-empire Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:11:39 +0200 four-civilizations-in-italy-that-pre-date-the-roman-empire Hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in Como in northern Italy, the Ministry of Culture said. https://www.thelocal.it/20180909/roman-gold-coins-discovered-in-italian-theatre Sun, 09 Sep 2018 05:21:06 +0200 roman-gold-coins-discovered-in-italian-theatre Ever wondered how Italy's Roman roads would look reimagined as a subway map? Well, now you have an answer. https://www.thelocal.it/20170905/heres-how-italys-roman-roads-look-reimagined-as-a-subway-map Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:29:05 +0200 heres-how-italys-roman-roads-look-reimagined-as-a-subway-map Did all roads really lead to Rome? History lecturers Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik investigate whether there's any truth behind the proverb. https://www.thelocal.it/20170823/mythbusting-ancient-rome-did-all-roads-actually-lead-there Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:55:58 +0200 mythbusting-ancient-rome-did-all-roads-actually-lead-there No site in the world has been continually excavated for so long as Pompeii, the city that lay buried after being destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted, until its accidental discovery over 1,700 years later. https://www.thelocal.it/20170720/pompeii-herculaneum-graffiti-history-archaeology-marginalized-groups-ancient-rome-slaves-women-vesuvius-social-media Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:43:09 +0200 pompeii-herculaneum-graffiti-history-archaeology-marginalized-groups-ancient-rome-slaves-women-vesuvius-social-media As a new rock musical sets out to tell the story of controversial emperor Nero's life, who exactly was the man who legend says played the fiddle while Rome burned? Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik from the University of Queensland explore the facts and the fiction. https://www.thelocal.it/20161020/mythbusting-ancient-rome-the-emperor-nero Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:19:54 +0200 mythbusting-ancient-rome-the-emperor-nero