A second-century AD domus (townhouse) has been unearthed beneath the boys’ gymnasium of the Liceo Scientifico Cavour in central Rome. The dig reveals frescoes, mosaics and stucco decoration of exceptional quality.
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From the first female mayors elected in 1946 to the introduction of femicide as a specific criminal offence, a new ANSA exhibition opening in Rome traces the long road of women’s rights. However, those who walked it caution against complacency.
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A traffic officer’s late-night joke with firecrackers sent 35 military horses bolting down one of Rome’s busiest roads. In total, four people and up to 15 animals were injured — the night before final rehearsals for the 2 June celebrations.
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On 21 April 753 BC according to legend, tradition and the calculations of Rome’s own ancient scholars, a man named Romulus ploughed a furrow around the Palatine Hill and founded a city. Today, that city, Rome, turns 2,779 years old.
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The cost of visiting the Pantheon in Rome, one of the ancient world’s best-preserved monuments, will rise to €7 from 1 July. This comes under a new agreement between Italy’s Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Rome.
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A new immersive experience at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis will allow visitors to rediscover one of ancient Rome’s most important monuments through light, sound and narration.
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A powerful explosion in southwest Rome caused the collapse of two buildings and left at least two people seriously injured, prompting a major emergency response.
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Investigators in Rome are examining anarchist networks after two suspected militants died in an explosion while assembling an improvised device in an abandoned farmhouse in the capital.
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A marble bust of Christ the Saviour that has stood for centuries in a Roman basilica has been newly attributed to Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti following fresh archival research.
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On 23 February 1821, the English Romantic poet John Keats died in Rome at the age of just 25. His death brought to an end a brief but extraordinary literary career that would later secure him a place among the greats of English poetry.
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