How To Have A Stylish Weekend In Rome, Italy
From handmade pasta-making to world-class shopping—the Eternal City is so much more than ancient ruins, best experienced ...
Spend the day in Rome and be home for bedtime with this extreme day trip
Make your day off one to remember with a 12-hour visit to one of the world's greatest cities, flying from Scotland.
Rome's Jubilee is expected to attract 32 million people. Here's why — and how to avoid the crowds
Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to ...
Pope Francis launches jubilee, bringing pilgrims and grumbling to Rome
Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 million visitors to Rome.
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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed
The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, ...
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The Timeless Spell of Rome’s Oldest Churches
at the edge of Rome’s trendy Monti neighborhood, was crisscrossed with nets and echoing with shouts. Children were playing badminton, oblivious of the ancient church looming behind them.
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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New church, ancient faith: St. Basil Orthodox Church open in Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The priest of a new Bismarck church with ancient history is committed ... inside the Northbrook Shopping Center. It’s not in Rome or set in a cathedral, but the services ...
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Have Yourself a Roman Christmas! Here’s How Ancient Holiday Customs Live on Today
An ancient Iranian god of the sun ... were even set up to sell gifts, with Rome’s Via Sigillaria so named because it hosted such markets.
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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed
The ancient ... gifts of figs and honey or other foodstuffs that represented prosperity, and ensured they worked for part of the day as a good omen for the coming year, Moss said. Rome’s highest ...