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Articles related to "Ostia"
The Ancient Italian Port of Ostia Ostia Antica is less than an hour from Rome yet portrays a vivid glimpse into centuries of Roman lifestyle and culture more complete than many other ancient ruins. ruins of ostia • walking through ostia antica • roman culture and society • ancient roman lifestyles • ancient cities
Pirates of the Mediterranean Before Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates patrolling the ancient waters of the Mediterranean took full advantage of the powerful trade routes of Greece, Egypt, and Rome. pirates of the mediterranean • pirates • mediterranean • polycrates of samos • ostia
Invertebrate animal hearts Animals have hearts. Literally ! Read ahead and see for yourself hearts of some tiny animals. invertebrates • sponges • hydra • flatworm • roundworms
Sponge skin Know more about skin of animals who never in their adult lifetime locomote or even move a part of their body. The phylum Porifera, sponges… phylum porifera • sedentary life • skin • bodywall • pinacoderm
Rome's Jewish Ghetto, A Legacy Romans brought Jewish slaves to Italy; papal decree put them into a ghetto often flooded by the Tiber; and Nazis rounded them up. But Rome's Jewish Ghetto remains vital. roman forum and history • rome and italy and jewish ghetto • jewish diaspora • nazi policies in italy • roman emperors and popes
The Legend of Pope Joan While some believe there really was a woman who sat on the throne of St. Peter, the Catholic Church claims she is a product of imagination. The truth may never be known, but the legend will last forever. pope • pope joan • joan english • moguntia • germany
Glastonbury, the Isle of Avalon? Part one of a series of articles about mystical Glastonbury, England. glastonbury • avalon • camelot • arthur • king
Renaissance Italy: A Dysfunctional Family The power-hungry city-states of Renaissance Italy made war, peace, and war again. Over and over-- for centuries. milan • venice • war • peace • diplomacy
Restoring Hope Hygieia: A Preview "The Hope Hygieia: Restoring a Statue's History" at Malibu, California's Getty Villa explores the history of a classical sculpture's conservation and restoration. art museum exhibitions • hope hygieia restoring statue's history • ancient art antiquities conservation restoration • j.paul getty museum • getty villa |
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