Italy is celebrating the greatest single recovery of its looted cultural patrimony after 5,361 ancient artifacts stolen by Italian and Swiss criminals were displayed by authorities in Rome, following a complex, 14-year criminal investigation. The precious haul, said to be worth more than €50m (£38m), contains objects dating from the eighth century BC to the…
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Tomb of Vlad the Impaler may have been found in Italy
Tomb of Vlad the Impaler may have been found in Italy Vlad III was Prince of Wallachia at times between 1448 and 1476. Because of his reputation for excessive cruelty and sadism, Vlad was given the nickname the Impaler and would later become the inspiration for the character Dracula. In the fall of 1476 he…
Italy’s ‘abandoned’ Riace Bronzes back on show in Calabria
BBC News – Italy’s ‘abandoned’ Riace Bronzes back on show in Calabria Two of Italy’s greatest archaeological treasures are going back on show in their museum after a protracted renovation process that put them at the centre of a national controversy.
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