Undoubtedly found in the 18th century on the ancient site of Herculaneum, near Pompeii, this olive oil was produced nearly 2,000 years ago and frozen in its bottle by the famous eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. C. No less than 0.7 liters have stood the test of time. The bottle of olive oil enthroned
Its one of the most enduring puzzles in US history, and its right at its beginning:in 1587, the very first settlers from England vanished without a trace. But new findings suggest they may have taken refuge in native tribes to survive. A map of Roanoke Island, second half of the 16th century. Fou
The Vieil-Armand or Hartmannswillerkopf , an almost intact Great War battlefield, is a hill in the Vosges in the Cernay valley (68) where heavy fighting took place in 1915. Nicknamed Hartmannswillerkopf by the Germans, this battlefield remains largely unknown because it is hidden by the great names
Saint-Riquier Abbey was founded in 625, during the reign of Dagobert I (602, †639) by Richarius, son of the governor of the city of Centula (Saint-Riquier), converted to Christianity by the Welsh monks Caidoc and Fricor. He himself evangelized the north of France before becoming a hermit in the fore