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Carthaginians, Ancient Rome’s Infamous Enemies, Are Not Exactly Who Scholars Thought They Were, Ancestry Study Suggests
DNA reveals that the people of Carthage, a powerful independent colony founded by the Phoenicians, had little genetic ...
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Pope's burial place reflects his 'humble, essential' life, Rome's poor will pay him a final tribute
People wait in St. Peter's Square to pay their respects to ... St. Mary Major is perched on top of one of the seven hills on ...
Ancient Rome: How Caligula went from being a beloved ruler to one of the most cruel emperors
Caligula was adored by the people of Rome, too, in part because of their love for Germanicus but also out of sympathy for the ...
Crowds line up to visit Pope Francis’ tomb in Rome as his last resting place opens to the public
Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, a day after his funeral service that was attended by ...
Thousands of people line the streets of Rome as Pope Francis heads to final resting place
Tens of thousands of people have lined the four-mile route between St. Peter's Basilica and Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary ...
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When Was Rome Really Founded?
BCE is the traditional date of the founding of Rome. What does archaeology reveal about when it was really founded?
A City United: Rome's Historic Day
The Capital has shown its best face to the world, that of a great universal city, welcoming and also efficient, thanks to ...
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Crowds line up to visit Pope Francis’ tomb in Rome as his last resting place opens to the public
Hundreds were seen filing past his tomb early on Sunday morning, while some 200,000 people were also still ... of one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, Santa Maria Maggiore ...