Room 8 of the Cáceres Museum, dedicated to Roman epigraphy, exhibits a small part of the collection of inscriptions held by the institution. Among them stands out a stela from the town of Casar (the old Norba Caesarina) that bears an inscription that has not yet been deciphered. In addition, the fig
One of the most sensational discoveries in archeology and art occurred on April 8, 1820 on the island of Melos. Or at least thats the official version. Because the truth is that the discovery of the statue of Aphrodite, which would go down in history with the name of Venus de Milo , and his subseque
We find the term Grand Tour for the first time in a guide by Richard Lassels, from the year 1670, referring to the great journey made by young British aristocrats between the 16th and 18th centuries. This fact constituted a new way of traveling quite similar to what we know today as tourism. The mo
The ball game is one of the most emblematic practices of Mesoamerican civilizations. It flourished there for more than 3000 years. One of its oldest lands was recently discovered in Mexico. Bas-relief representing ball players found in the archaeological site of Tonina, in Chiapas (Mexico). At 3,