History of Italy: Articles in English archives - Page 29 of 32

Herculaneum: Burning ash vitrified brains

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

New research into the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD shows a cloud of ash so hot it incinerated bodies and vitrified brains hit Herculaneum.

Domenico Grimani was born on 19th February 1461

On this day in history: Domenico Grimani born

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Venetian cardinal Domenico Grimani was born on 19th February 1461. His art collection now forms part of the Museo d’Antichità in the Doge’s Palace in Venice.

Italy remembers the Foibe Massacres

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today, Italy marks the Day of Remembrance of the Foibe massacres. This was when thousands of Italians were ethnicically cleansed by Tito’s Yougoslav partisans at the end of World War II.

Founders of Futurism, including poet Marinetti who wrote the Manifesto of Furturism

On this Day in History: Manifesto of Futurism published

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti wrote his Manifesto of Futurism in 1908. It was published in the Gazzetta dell’Emilia newspaper in Bologna on 5 February 1909.

Image of Charles Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

On This Day: Bonnie Prince Charlie dies in Rome

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Charles Edward Stuart, the royal exile, died on 31st January 1788 in Rome. The heart of Bonnie Prince Charlie remains in Frascati.

Saint Sylvester and Constantine I medieval image

On this day in history: Feast of Saint Sylvester

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

31st December is the Feast of Saint Sylvester (Festa di San Silvestro) in Italy. Coinciding with New Year’s Eve it is a time for celebration with fireworks, parties and concerts.

Exhibition on Etruscan Spina starts in Ferrara

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is hosting an exhibition ‘Spina etrusca. Un grande porto nel Mediterraneo” (Etruscan Spina. A great port in the Mediterranean).

Caterina Scarpellini died on this day in history

On this day in history: Caterina Scarpellini – astronomer – died

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The astronomer Caterina Scarpellini died on 28th November 1873 in Rome. She discovered a comet in 1854 and was later awarded a medal by the Italian government for her contribution to the understanding of astronomy and other areas of science.

On this day in history: San Marino founded

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Most Serene Republic of San Marino, an independent state within Italy, was founded on 3rd September, 301AD.

Detail from assumption of the virgin by Titian

On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died

August 27, 2022November 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tiziano Vecellio, the artist better known as Titian, died in Venice on August 27th, 1576. Regarded as the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, Titian is believed to have succumbed to the plague.