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Three Stolen Pompeii Frescoes Found in the US to be Returned

Roberta Cutillo

On May 26th, the special unit of the Carabinieri police devoted to the protection of cultural heritage recovered three frescoes stolen from Pompeii and smuggled out of Italy in...

Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries Finally Restored after Two Years

Emily Hayes

New restoration work began in May 2013 on the Villa of the Mysteries, named for the frescoes covering the walls of the well preserved building. The most prominent interpretation...

Pompeii the Exhibit: Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius

Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald

Judith Harris, our Rome correspondent, was asked to apply her expertise on Pompeii for this season's exhibit at Discovery Times Square. She shares thoughts on the exhibit, her...

A Tourist Visits Italian in California

Joey Skee

In recognition of co-blogger, Laura Ruberto, who intelligently expounds on West Coast iterations of Italian America, I offer my touristic encounter with things Italian in the...

Finance and Ruins: Italy's Treasured Sites in Peril

Eleonora Mazzucchi

Pompeii and the Valley of the Temples are only a couple of Italy's fabled historical attractions, but it doesn't mean they should fall into deterioration and financial...

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