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In the first part of our new travel series devoted to the archaeological sites around the Bay of Naples, we shared some hints and tips as to how you can best prepare for your self-guided tour of Pompeii. In this second part, we look into...

Set within the Anti-Taurus mountain range in southeastern Turkey, beyond the borders of Adiyaman, is the archaeological wonder of Mount Nemrut. Forgotten for centuries, the spellbinding peak of Nemrut Dagi (its Turkish name) has since managed...

Athens is mostly associated with its ancient past rather than its modern turbulent state of the latest two hundred years. While walking the centre of the luminous city, the visitor can easily observe both ends of Hellenic culture. The city...

The Autobiography of Saint Ignatius is the story of the life of Ignatius of Loyola (l. 1491-1556) dictated by him to the Jesuit priest Father Louis Gonzalez between 1553-1555, shortly before Loyola's death in 1556. It is an account of his...

The Somerset Levels is an area of the British Isles that captivates visitors with its stunning natural landscape and historical sites and monuments. Glastonbury is famous for its apple orchards and music festival. It is one of the most visited...

The Campus Martius is the massive flood plain defined by the massive curve of the Tiber River that stretches from above Piazza del Popolo to beyond the Tiber Island, roughly over a square mile. This flood plain was a place of exercise and...

Roman altar for Diana, goddess of hunting, about 200 CE, marble, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark). MAde with ReMake and ReCap from AutoDesk. For more updates, please follow @GeoffreyMarchal on Twitter.

Marble funeral altar (Bômos) from Roman-era Phrygia, 313-314 CE. The decoration of the four faces is composed of the following elements, which are made difficult to read due to vandalism by Christians. a) A medallion representing...

Votive altar dedicated to the divinity of the Borders. Found in Vinxtbach (Germany) on the border between the Germania Inferior and Germania Superior provinces. Stone. Musée du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Translation: to the divinity...

Taoism (also known as Daoism) is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu (c. 500 BCE) which developed from the folk religion of the people primarily in the rural areas of China and became the official religion of the country under the...