età antica

The site of Aquileia, consisting of the Patriarchal Basilica and the archaeological area, bears the cultural and architectural symbols of an age that has shaped the Mediterranean and European world. From the Roman world to the early Medieval Christendom, there …
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Agrigento was one of the greatest cities in the ancient Mediterranean world, and it has been preserved in an exceptionally intact condition. Founded in the 6th century BC, today it displays a row of Doric temples that is one of …
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The Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Monreale and Cefalu site contains a selection of the most significant monuments, buildings and areas which are the expression of a socio-cultural syncretism that, during the period of Norman rule (11th-12th century AD) …
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Matera is a centuries-old town dug into the pliable rock of Murgia. It was founded over 10,000 years ago and is one of the oldest cities in the world. Matera, the city of Sassi, has grown since prehistoric times as a …
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Villa Adriana in Tivoli is a unique and exceptional monumental complex dating back to the second century AD, built by Emperor Hadrian. This archeological site is a testimony of the values ​​of the Roman civilisation and its shape, structure and …
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In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius exploded with sudden violence and in a few hours it swept away and wiped out two thriving Roman cities, Pompeii and Herculaneum, along with many patrician villas in the surroundings. Only in the XVIII century …
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The Site is split into two separate parts of outstanding cultural diversity, which provide evidence of ages and ages of European settlements. The necropolis of Pantalica has palaeo-ethnological relevance and is a combination of unique natural and archaeological sites, with …
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Naples is one of the oldest metropolises in Europe. Founded by Greek colonisers in the VII century BC with the name Parthenope or Palaepolis, then founded again in 470 BC as Neapolis, for over two millennia it had been one …
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Roma Caput Mundi. This simple sentence summarises the greatness of the Eternal City. Rome has been the centre of one of the greatest empires of the ancient world, the heart of Christian spirituality and a crossroads for artists and intellectuals …
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[expand title=”The origin and rise of a unique city”] Venice was founded in the V century AD, and that’s when the Republic of Venice began to take shape. As the Lombard forayed into Italy, progressive migratory flows led refugees and …
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