The first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by the expedition led initially by Ferdinand Magellan and later by Juan Sebastián Elcano, stands as one of history’s greatest maritime achievements.

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

Lauren Caramico, founder of luxury travel service Davvero Italy, stays at Il Monastero di Cortona Hotel and Spa, Cortona ...

The mythical Romulus and Remus may get the credit, but Rome's archaeology reveals that local tribes established the ancient kingdom. A mosaic on the floor of Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of ...

The Etruscans land in New York. Thanks to the exhibition 'Rethinking Etruria', which opened on April 23 and will be on display until July 20 at the ISAW, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient ...

In the first half of the 4th century BCE, the Romans, who had defeated many Italic peoples like the Etruscans, the Hernici ... against 9,000 Roman soldiers. Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron ...

Sarcophagus of the Spouses, a masterpiece of Etruscan art, now in the Louvre Museum. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Ecelan CC BY-SA 2.5 What is the basis for the suggestion that the Etruscans might have ...

The Etruscan Shrew is one of the smallest mammals in the world. Photo Credit: Flickr Unlock Now Unlock Now Next up is the Pygmy Jerboa, a tiny jumper from the deserts. Photo Credit: Flickr ...

Archaeologists working in a large necropolis 75 miles from Rome recently discovered the impressive tomb of an Etruscan noble family ... the Moon using topographic maps of the area, some of which ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view ...

In the picturesque municipality of San Casciano dei Bagni, located in the Italian province of Siena, archaeological discoveries continue to shed light on the rich history of the Etruscan-Roman ...