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5 Popes who are revered in Orthodoxy (PICS)

Russia Beyond 20 Nov 2024
Among them are the Popes ... Clement I. Legion Media ... After his father's death, he retired, opened monastic communities in the six villas in Sicily that he inherited and, in his Roman house, the monastery of the Apostle Andrew, where he lived ... Popov G.V ... М..
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Pompeii: Italy’s frozen-in-time Roman city

West Hawaii Today 17 Nov 2024
As a result, its ruins offer the best look anywhere at life in an ancient Roman town, with its gridded street plan, villas and homes, commercial buildings, public baths, and colorful frescoes left remarkably intact.
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Did Slaves Whisper “Memento Mori” to Roman Generals During their Triumph?

Roman Empire Times 16 Nov 2024
Upscaling by Roman Empire Times ... Examples from Roman art, such as silver cups from Villa Boscoreale or mosaics like the skeleton carrying wine jugs in the House of the Faun, reinforce this playful yet contemplative attitude toward mortality.
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What’s In A Name? In Frascati It’s A Charming Italian City With Its Own Wine ...

Forbes 15 Nov 2024
Its wines now have a high reputation, its villas are majestic and its food Roman ... .
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How posh is your wallpaper?

The Times/The Sunday Times 13 Nov 2024
A space feels the way it does because of what’s on its walls.” ... Vibrant frescoes, such as those discovered in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, or intricate mosaics in stone or glass adorned the walls of ancient Roman villas ... Advertisement ... Fortuny.
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Volunteers Recreate Ancient Roman Mosaic in Avalon, UK

Colombia One 12 Nov 2024
The newly-built Roman mosaic, which has been laid out in a reconstruction of a Roman building at the Avalon Archaeology heritage center, near Glastonbury, U.K, recreates a mosaic design found in ancient Roman villas in the region.
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What is 'tourist syndrome'? Here are the top 3 offenses by travelers

Usatoday 12 Nov 2024
Avoid airport and travel hassles this holiday season ... Just this year, tourists have been caught defacing ancient Roman villas with graffiti, littering a bag of moldy Cheetos that stunk up a national park cave and harassing geishas in Kyoto.
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11 of the best places to visit in Morocco

The Times/The Sunday Times 11 Nov 2024
Fez makes a great base for exploring the Middle Atlas too, including the smaller imperial city of Meknes, wine tasting at Villa Volubilia, the sacred town of Moulay Idriss and the impressive Roman ruins of Volubilis ...Best villas in Morocco.
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Explore the Folklore of Winter with Midwinter’s Magical Quest at Butser Ancient Farm

Pressat 07 Nov 2024
Next, step into Butser's Roman Villa and immerse yourself in the festive chaos of Saturnalia! Saturnalia was a time of role-reversal, where masters served slaves, and everyone joined in joyous feasting, games, and gift-giving.
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Pieces from Roman Votive Monument Uncovered at German Open-Air Museum

Ancient Origins 03 Nov 2024
It was more than four decades ago that archaeologists first unearthed the remains of the large Roman villa complex at Hechingen-Stein in southwestern Germany ... The spectacular Roman villa at Hechingen-Stein was built sometime in the second century AD.
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Inside Charles Spencer

The Daily Mail 03 Nov 2024
Cat, who is separated from her husband, has been helping Earl Spencer unearth a Roman villa in Althorp ... I know this sounds rather bizarre but she came to dig up a Roman villa on some land I've got.
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Votive monument unearthed at Roman Open-Air Museum in Hechingen-Stein

Heritage Daily 01 Nov 2024
Archaeologists have unearthed over 100 fragments of a votive monument during excavations at the Roman Open-Air Museum in Hechingen-Stein. The museum exhibits the remains of a villa rustica, a large ...
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Getty-owned ‘Temple of Wings’ mansion in Berkeley Hills is bought

SiliconValley.com 01 Nov 2024
The estate’s most eye-catching features are 16 Corinthian columns inspired by ancient Roman and ancient Greek architecture. The villa contains three bedrooms and totals 4,000 square feet.
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Spooky days out: 10 of the most haunted houses in the UK

The Observer 31 Oct 2024
Blickling Hall is a handsome house that boasts gothic architecture and plenty of atmosphere ... nationaltrust.org.uk. View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... The site was once a Roman settlement and a Roman villa next to the hotel can be visited too ... Share ... .
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What did the Romans ever do in Narbonne? A magnificent new museum sheds light on 500 years of history

The Irish Times 28 Oct 2024
Roman viaducts and aqueducts, remains of villas and roads abound in the region, but there was little in its former capital ... However, far from sight was a unique reminder of what had been, a remarkable collection of Roman funerary stones.

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