THE HISTORY OF THE FORTRESS The first human settlements in the Bard gorge appeared in the Eneolithic period. They date from the second millennium BC. the first traces of material culture: rock carvings and cupels on the smooth rocks at the foot of the Fort, which docume
Vittoria Dall’Armellina was visiting the Museum of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in Venice when her attention was drawn to a small sword, placed in a showcase along with medieval objects. In the attentive eyes of the Cafoscarina doctoral student, what had caught his at
The helmets of the Great War offer protection similar to those of today; a French model is indeed more effective against shock waves. The helmets produced a century ago for the soldiers of the First World War were no less effective than the modern ones, in protecting th
“The men didn’t show the thermometer and besides it would have been useless: with any temperature you had to go to work. Moreover, the veterans were able to establish, without a thermometer, the degrees below zero: if there is freezing fog, outside there is
Wuhan is now a ghost town. The Hubei Province Entry and Exit Department, at the heart of the new coronavirus epidemic in central China, has suspended ordinary passport applications and permits to go or come from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with the aim of to better con
On June 10, 1963, representatives of the Saigon Buddhist community warned the American press that something would happen the next day at the road junction in front of the Cambodian embassy. Only a few journalists took the news seriously, including David Halberstam of th
MESSAGE FROM HELL, MANUSCRIPT FOUND FROM A NUN In the papers of a young German girl, Clara, dead religious, this manuscript was found. The superior of the monastery published it. Although short, this letter went around the world in a flash and made numerous conversions.
Copy of an Oration letter, found in the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, kept in a silver box by his Holiness the Pope and by Emperors and Empresses of the Christian Faith. Saint Elizabeth, the Queen of Hungary, Saint Mathilda and Saint Brigida, who
THE ANATOMICAL CRUCIFIX IN WAX OF THE MUSEUM OF OSTUNI Image 1 and 2 A small wax crucifix, datable between the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century, which shows the observer how far Jesus Christ is true man; a flap on the abdomen al
WWI. A story that has nothing to envy to adventure and espionage films. An intrigue where Italian intelligence managed to defuse a network of Austrian spies and flankers who operated sabotages in our peninsula. All this was born from a series of suspected “acciden
Millions of rats, scattered throughout the battlefields to devour corpses, and during the evening attacking soldiers, injuring them and eating their supplies, a real nightmare that grew and expanded more and more with the corpses of men and animals abandoned on the grou
Of them only the Gospel of Matthew speaks and says that they were astronomers, or in any case experts of stars, who came from the East and who brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. In addition we know that every year, on January 6, the feast of the
The first examples of “holy bodies” date back to the fourth century, when relics generally found in Palestine were spread in Christian circles by faithful or by exponents of the clergy; subsequently, in the ninth century, under the reign of Charlemagne, a mo
Some say that Mary Magdalene ended her days with San Juan and the Blessed Virgin in Ephesus, another legend assumes that the woman ran away with Lazarus and his sisters, reaching the coasts of Gaul. Mary Magdalene evangelized part of France and spent her last days in a
The term “gold of Dongo” commonly refers to all the assets owned by Benito Mussolini, Claretta Petacci and the hierarchs in his wake at the time of capture, on the morning of April 27, 1945, just outside the town of Musso; these values were largely sei
“Vietnam Syndrome”, the mental illness (and physics) called this way because thirty years ago it hit thousands of veterans from the war against the “vietcong” and that today affects (much less) the veterans of Iraq. It is actually a syndro
Australian aborigines….Filmed For The First Time (1932) Aborigeni australiani …. Filmato per la prima volta (1932) Aborigènes australiens …. Filmés pour la première fois (1932) Australische Ureinwohner …. Zum ersten Mal gefilmt (1932) Aboríge
When Hitler was a child (images) Quando Hitler era un bambino (immagini) Als Hitler ein Kind war (Bilder) Quand Hitler était un enfant (images) Cuando Hitler era un niño (imágenes) Quando Hitler era criança (imagens) Когда Гитлер был ребенком (
Battle of Midway (1942) Location: Near the Midway Islands Date: 4 – 6 June 1942 Field Forces: United States against the Japanese Empire Outcome: US Tactical and Strategic Victory Commanders: United States of America: Frank Fletcher, Raymond Spruance and Chester Ni
A collapse due to exhaustion: testimonies of Austro-Hungarian prisoners and deserters The danubian empire, besieged and exhausted, ended up with the lack of human resources to promptly replace the victims of the bloody oozing and to rest the exhausted survivors of years
Costruttore Krupp Entrata in servizio 1914 Ritiro dal servizio 1916 Descrizione Peso 43,285 tonnellate Lunghezza canna 5,88 m Calibro 420 mm Tipo munizioni HE Peso proiettile 820 kg 400 kg (introdotti nel 1917) Azionamento a vite interrotta Velocità alla volata 4
Perhaps not everyone knows one of the Saints most loved by children. This is why we propose the History of Saint Lucia here. Saint Lucia was born at the end of the third century by a rich and noble family from Syracuse. Unfortunately, she was an unfortunate child: her f
Copy of an Oration letter, found in the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, kept in a silver box by his Holiness the Pope and by Emperors and Empresses of the Christian Faith. Saint Elizabeth, the Queen of Hungary, Saint Mathilda and Saint Brigida, who
Evolution of gas masks since 1915 The first massive use of asphyxiating gases was made by German troops during the First World War in the battle of Ypres. Before the invention of special masks to protect themselves, soldiers sometimes used tissues of cloth soaked in uri
Of them only the Gospel of Matthew speaks and says that they were astronomers, or in any case experts of stars, who came from the East and who brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. In addition we know that every year, on January 6, the feast of the
WWI. A story that has nothing to envy to adventure and espionage films. An intrigue where Italian intelligence managed to defuse a network of Austrian spies and flankers who operated sabotages in our peninsula. All this was born from a series of suspected “acciden
Palmanova, foundation town, has a precise date of birth: 7th October 1593. This day was chosen by the superintendents of the Republic of Venice as it called to mind two important events of the history of the Republic. The first, a religious event, was the day in which S
Some say that Mary Magdalene ended her days with San Juan and the Blessed Virgin in Ephesus, another legend assumes that the woman ran away with Lazarus and his sisters, reaching the coasts of Gaul. Mary Magdalene evangelized part of France and spent her last days in a
Verona’s Biblioteca Capitolare is an institution famous for the antiquity and preciousness of its manuscripts, so much so that the paleographer Elias Avery Lowe (1879-1969) defined it as “the queen of the Ecclesiastical collections.” In comparison with other libra
THE ANATOMICAL CRUCIFIX IN WAX OF THE MUSEUM OF OSTUNI Image 1 and 2 A small wax crucifix, datable between the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century, which shows the observer how far Jesus Christ is true man; a flap on the abdomen al
The helmets of the Great War offer protection similar to those of today; a French model is indeed more effective against shock waves. The helmets produced a century ago for the soldiers of the First World War were no less effective than the modern ones, in protecting th
Evolution of gas masks since 1915 The first massive use of asphyxiating gases was made by German troops during the First World War in the battle of Ypres. Before the invention of special masks to protect themselves, soldiers sometimes used tissues of cloth soaked in uri
The Dead Sea Manuscripts (or Dead Sea Scrolls) are a collection of manuscripts found near the Dead Sea. These include various collections of texts, including the Manuscripts of Qumran, which constitute one of the most important parts of it. The Dead Sea scrolls are comp
The conservation status of the countless corpses exposed make the cemetery of the Convent of the Capuchin Friars, known as the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, one of the most impressive places to visit in the world. A macabre spectacle that brings out the uses, customs a
Battle of Midway (1942) Location: Near the Midway Islands Date: 4 – 6 June 1942 Field Forces: United States against the Japanese Empire Outcome: US Tactical and Strategic Victory Commanders: United States of America: Frank Fletcher, Raymond Spruance and Chester Ni
Chronology June 30, 1942 The Italian-German forces are stopped by the British in El-Alamein, a hundred kilometers from Alexandria in Egypt 1-7 July 1942 The first battle of El-Alamein. The gen. Rommel tries a daring maneuver in depth to unhinge the enemy line and bring
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