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Roman gods and goddesses: 17 of the most important deities of ancient Rome
With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...
Euronews15d
Florence’s secret Vasari Corridor opens to the public after €11 million restoration
Florence's Vasari Corridor, a 750-meter-long elevated passageway that connects the Uffizi Galleries to the Pitti Palace, officially reopened on Saturday (21 December) after a monumental eight-year ...
NBC Connecticut16d
Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city's Uffizi Galleries to the former residence of the ...
Empire25d
Carry-On Review
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the plane / not a soul was in peril until Bateman came. / Some baggage was stashed and a bomb hid within / but fear not as Taron is manning check ...
Washington Examiner26d
British academia’s ongoing mental breakdown over the legacies of empire
The Truth About Empire: Real Stories of British Colonialism; By Alan Lester Hurst; 304 pp., 34.95 Pennycuick, a British Indian Army engineer, achieved deification for building the Mullaperiyar Dam ...