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Italy will be able to recover a 2,000-year-old Greek statue from the Getty Museum in California

Un tribunale europeo ha dichiarato che l’Italia ha un diritto su una statua greca di 2.000 anni. La statua attualmente…

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A new papyrus scroll found under Vesuvius volcanic ash

Un rotolo di papiro sepolto sotto le ceneri dell’eruzione del Vesuvio può aiutare gli storici a comprendere le ultime ore…

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The Mayor of Alicudi ask you to “adopt a goat”

The mayor of a remote Italian island overrun by wild goats has offered to give the animals away to anyone…

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After 450 years, eight Piero della Francesca’s panels have been reassembled

Eight surviving panels of Piero della Francesca’s Augustinian altarpiece have been reassembled after 450 years, possibly solving one of its…

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Supercar Italian Designer Marcello Gandini passed away

Marcello Gandini, the Italian designer, died at age 85 on March 13. Gandini was known for creating supercars for the…

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A New amazing Fresco discovered in Pompei

Archaeologists have unearthed a fresco depicting the Greek mythological siblings Phrixus and Helle at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.…

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Paolo Taviani, movie director, died at 92

The Italian film-maker Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic “Padre Padrone” won top prize at the Cannes film festival, died at…

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Agrigento Sicily, terminate a restoration for Statue of Atlas

A colossal statue of Atlas that lay buried for centuries among ancient ruins has been reconstructed to take its rightful…

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