Four decades after it was stolen, a Renaissance treasure returns to Rome

Pages from manuscripts are especially tempting to thieves because they can easily be removed from books, transported and sold as if they were small paintings.
The New York Times

Your Guide to Rome

Arriving in Rome for the first time is like being dropped into a sprawling open-air labyrinth where every path beckons. Where to start? What to prioritize? How to assure the best experiences in a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Married Couple in New Orleans Found a Stone in Their Backyard. It Turned Out to Be an Ancient Roman Soldier’s Gravestone

Daniella Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, and her husband Aaron Lorenz found the stone behind their home in ...
London Review of Books

Pico in Purgatory Erin Maglaque: Pico in Purgatory

Giovanni Pico , count of Mirandola and Concordia, was 23 when he travelled to Rome to become an angel. It was 1487. Christendom’s most important priests would be there; the cleverest theologians would ...
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Thieves target antique farming equipment in LaPorte County

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — There was a shocking theft out of LaPorte County - when thieves targeted antique farming equipment. The privately-owned equipment was on display near the Rumely ...