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Delta announced an expansion of its trans-Atlantic flight schedule for the summer of 2025, introducing new routes and increasing service frequency to several European destinations from its U.S. hubs. Catania, Sicily: Delta will start daily flights from New York-JFK to Catania in May 2025. Naples, Italy: Four-times-weekly flights from Atlanta to Nap...

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September 2024:, Salerno, Nettuno, Roma, Firenze

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June 2024 Representing the city of Rome as we remember the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome by the American Fifth Army  

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Famous Roman inventions of ancient times are among the first things that come to mind when discussing our ancient history: just to name a few, aqueducts, concrete that withstood the passing of time, and a vast network of roads that connected — and still connects — many parts of Italy and Europe. These are all well-known contributions that left an i...

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In the British Museum sits an ancient marble relief that depicts two gladiators battling with swords and shields. It’s a familiar scene from ancient Rome bar one intriguing detail: both of the gladiators are female. The inscription about the marble relief, which was found in Halicarnassus, Turkey, reads that both gladiators fought to an honorable d...

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Art history is a compulsory school subject in Italy, at least if you attend a liceo, and while most Italians probably don’t remember much about it, one thing probably stuck in their minds: in Piazza Armerina there is a Roman mosaic with girls in bikini. Things are not exactly like that, but they are … close enough — more about it in a few paragraph...

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The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is proud to announce the launch of its latest educational initiative, The Creation of America: The Roman Legacy. This newly developed curriculum lesson delves into the profound influence of the ancient Roman Republic on the formation of the US, offering students a unique opportunity to explore the...

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Researchers are using cutting-edge AI models to “read” ancient scrolls superheated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, which covered much of the Bay of Naples in ash—including the now-famous towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Though the work to decode the scrolls began centuries before the artificial intelligence revolution emerged, myriad new...

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The start of the Via Appia is nothing short of remarkable. You’re in Rome, right in the city center. After leaving the Circus Maximus behind, you navigate the bustling streets, quickly making your way down the grand avenue toward the Baths of Caracalla. You arrive at Piazzale Numa Pompilio, just steps away from the home of Alberto Sordi, the quinte...

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Italy will launch two new express rail services linking Rome with Assisi in the central Umbria region and Alba in the northern Piemonte as part of a tourist train initiative this autumn. The new routes, the latest of the FS Treni Turistici Italiani services, are described as "two unmissable journeys on completely restyled carriages through the Piem...

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