Ancient Rome brought back to life
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An international team of experts unveil a digital simulation, said to be the world's biggest, of fourth century Rome.
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This year&#39;s opening ceremony to the Olympic Games in Athens was impressive for the mixture of allusions to antiquity and modern innovation.
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Tourists puzzled by the jumble of  buildings in classical and modern Rome can now find their  bearings by visiting a virtual model of the imperial capital in  what is being billed as the world's biggest computer simulation  of an ancient city.
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The best historical analogue for Gen. David Petraeus's appearance before Congress yesterday might be found in the days of the Roman Republic.
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The National Archaeological Museum, Greece's main showcase of ancient antiquity, is reopening with an exhibit of rare murals after repairing damage to the building caused by a 1999 earthquake.
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Legend has it that the ancient  Romans refreshed themselves with the bubbly water that springs  out of an extinct volcano near Naples, a reference to which can  be found even in philosopher Pliny the Elder&#39;s works.
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Johnny and Damian take back to their wonderful visits in the town of Lucca in the Tuscan region of Italy.
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One of history's deadliest diseases has been making a comeback. Scientists want to know why
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Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, who were suckled as infants by a she-wolf in the woods.
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Rome rolled out the red carpet to welcome back Valentino Garavani, decking out a historic museum with his sweeping gowns and restoring an ancient temple by the Colosseum to host festivities celebrating the Italian designer.
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Alexandria, the Egyptian  coastal city where Cleopatra had love affairs with Julius  Caesar and Mark Anthony, is trying to regain some of its old  glory as a tourism destination for European and Arab elites.
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Major Pakistani cities stirred back to life on Monday for the first time since opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, emerging from violent unrest that paralyzed trade and commerce.
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Milan's La Scala opera house reopened on Tuesday after a three-year renovation with dazzling displays both on stage and off.
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ROME (CP) - Dozens of Canadian veterans of the Second World War were greeted by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson and Italian officials as they returned to Italy for the first time in 60 years on Monday.
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Revered as the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece, Olympia in the western Peloponnese hosted the ancient Olympic Games for more than 1,000 years after they started in 776 B.C.
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Who could have guessed that throughout the rise and fall of Rome&#39;s emperors, monarchs and politicians a lowly creature has reigned supreme in the ruins of Trajan&#39;s mighty empire?
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When native designer Valentino packed his  bags for the catwalks of Paris 17 years ago, Rome&#39;s fall from  the pinnacle of fashion glory appeared complete.