A standing testament to the triumph of geometry over gravity, the temple to the gods of ancient Rome has found use one way or the other ever since it was built early in second century A.D. We make our way through the crowds teeming in ...

The Via Flaminia starts at Porta del Popolo in the Aurelian Walls of Rome: Via del Corso (Via Lata), which connects the Campidoglio to the gate, can be considered the urban stretch of the Via Flaminia. Then road then runs due north, ...

Ancient Rome 3D is one of the most extensive collections of three-dimensional buildings - and the first ancient city - to be found on Google Earth. Within the Ancient Rome 3D layer users can visit the Roman Forum, stand in the centre of ...

A statue of Demeter was modeled on the Demeter of Ephesus via the copies in the Greek area of Italy (Magna Graecia). Even for the Dioscuri, there were precedents in Rome prior to (?)/contemporanesou with the Battle of Regulus, a temple ...

Then, in an act that symbolized the many accommodations he would have to make to keep his slippery grip on power, Herod led the procession up the Capitoline Hill to the Temple of Jove, Rome's most sacred shrine, and there the King of ...

For example, to obtain for the Louvre the 2000-plus year-old “zodiac ceiling,” Frenchmen used gunpowder to extract it from the Temple of Denderah in Egypt. Asked about that, the Louvre’s Egyptian curator said, “How else would you remove ...

In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of ...

Outside of Europe's three main tourism capitals—London, Paris, and Rome—there are incredible things to see– and some great deals as well. If you're contemplating taking advantage of the strong dollar (against the euro and pound) but ...

Now, I don’t keep completely up to date with discoveries in the city o Rome, and the picture of the ancient city DOES change every day. But was there really a small temple directly in front of the Arch of Titus to the west, ...

An extra feature in the 3D city is that 11 buildings have viewable interiors - these include: Basilica of Maxentius, Colosseum, Forum of Julius Caesar, Ludus Magnus, Temple of Venus and Rome, Temple of Vesta, Regia, Basilica Iulia, ...