Venice became the main entry point for influence from the Byzantine Empire in Italy. The main reason for this was its advantageous geographical location between the East and the West and the centuries ...

These techniques allowed researchers to map the chemical and mineralogical composition ... located in Mediterranean regions such as Italy, Greece, the Iberian Peninsula, and Tunisia. For instance, the ...

the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint sits scattered over a forested peninsula on Albania’s southwest coastline. A magnificent mishmash of Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian structures, ...

The Albanian case is very similar to the problems that the Croat 19 th century nationalists faced with the acute lack of relevant ingredients for forging the nation, what they needed: land, people, ...

more than 30 Hollywood films – including “The Wedding Planner,” “Bicentennial Man,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” – have been filmed along the Peninsula in San Mateo, Woodside, Redwood City ...

It was a sun-kissed afternoon, midweek, mid-March, and I’d just missed the middle of a fairway by a mile on the 3rd hole of the North Course at Peninsula Kingswood, a rustic beauty where ...

an Italian agronomist who… If the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach, then we have the love potion for you. We asked 10 local restaurateurs and chefs which Peninsula restaurants ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

The world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi (MPS) said its buyout offer was valued at 15.992 euros per share and was aimed at creating a "new national champion" within the Italian banking sector.

Washington: Google has said it will restore the name Mount McKinley to North America's highest peak and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on its Maps app, complying with executive ...

Railway Empire 2 is a railway management simulator ... for even the most respected tycoon. Explore the Italian countryside in one inclusive map or tour the highly detailed smaller maps covering ...

Rome has uncovered the four large marble maps illustrating its evolution and expansion, from its foundation to the apex of its empire, hanging on the Via dei Fori, in front of the Colosseum, which had ...