Ponza Island is the largest of the Pontine Islands, located about 33 kilometers south of Cape Circeo on the coast between Rome and Naples. One of its many attractions are the many caves and tunnels excavated since ancient times, among which the system of 5 caves called Grotte di Pilato stands out.
The technical knowledge of the Roman surveyors, the technicians in charge of the centuriation (also called roman grid , a method of dividing the land into equal parts, equivalent to a grid on a plane) and other surveys, such as the planning of cities and aqueducts, are legendary. For example, in Ita
Probably one of the most famous action scenes in film history is the vibrant chariot race by Ben-Hur . It is so spectacular that it can give us an idea of why it was the favorite sport of the Romans , who not only enjoyed watching the races but betting on their favorite charioteers and, sometimes,
A large study has shown highly differentiated diets among farming and herding populations in Western Europe 7,500 years ago. The molecular analysis of food residues found in pottery (here, those of Verson, in France) made it possible to determine what type of food was consumed in the north and in