Italian Heroes and Villains in History
Probably most people don’t know that the tomb of the renowned Italian poet Dante Alighieri is not located in his beloved Florence but in the heart of Ravenna, Italy. In the Basilica di San Francesco, lies a testament to literary brilliance and cultural significance — the final resting place of […]
Legends, misteries and curiosities about Leonardo Da Vinci.
Lives of great Italian explorers: Columbus, John and Sebastian Caboto, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Amerigo Vespucci.
The legend of Giacomo Casanova was large in his own time and has only grown in the past two-hundred years. A mere mention of Casanova brings to mind images of adventure, intrigue and of course, seduction. Even a recent Hollywood movie (starring the late Heath Ledger) that did little justice […]
We have many perceptions about the great artist who created the statue of David, the Pietà and painted the Sistine Chapel. Who was the real Michelangelo?
Cagliostro is arguably one of the greatest and most controversial figures in occultism, although according to many he was a charlatan.
Antonio Meucci, the true inventor of the Telephone?
Fashion and science are the fields of the two most powerful Italian Women.
The Middle Ages were generally a dark time for most cultural endeavors, but especially for mathematics. Fortunately, around the beginning of the 1200’s an Italian by the name of Leonardo Pisano came along to advanced mathematics significantly – he wrote many books on numerical topics that included his own insightful […]
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born on August 31, 12 AD. He was the third of the six children that were born to Caesar Augustus‘ adopted grandson, Germanicus, and his granddaughter, Agrippina. He was born in the ancient town of Antium (modern Anzio), which was located in Central Italy, near the […]