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
THE ABBEY OF SAN GALGANO. The complex, formed by the hermitage called “Rotonda di Montesiepi” and the great abbey now in ruins, is located in the municipality of Chiusdino, about thirty kilometers from Siena. The foundation of the site revolves around the co
Although the practice may seem unusual, at that time it was very common, and is defined as: Mos Teutonicus. “In the way of the Germans”, and provided for the complete boiling of the corpse until the meat was stripped, which were buried on the spot or preserv
Uno dei primi progenitori del giubbotto antiproiettile può essere identificato con il “Brewster” americano, un’armatura progettata dal Dott. Guy Otis Brewster durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale. Era composta da una protezione per il torace ed un elmo per la testa,
The miracle of the incorruption of the body of saints is almost always accompanied by unusual and inexplicable phenomena, which appear as a further sign of God’s direct intervention. As Giuseppe Fallica explains in “The miracle of incorrupt bodies” (Se
Seven years after Francesco’s gesture of stripping off his clothes, Chiara of the noble and rich Offreducci family flees home to join him at the Porziuncola where the Poverello makes her hair cut and wear the Franciscan habit. Then he took refuge in the Church of
Bragadìn, Marcantonio. – Venetian governor of Cyprus (Venice 1523 – Famagosta 1571); after having held various internal offices in the Venetian Republic, he was governor of Cyprus when the Turks landed on the island (June 1570). After the fall of Nic
Venièr, Sebastiano. – Doge of Venice (n. 1496 – m. 1578). Duke of Candia (1548-51), he ably performed administrative and diplomatic duties; he was elected prosecutor of St. Mark (1570) then general administrator of Corfu and “captain general of mar
In Leicester, under the remains of the ancient convent of Greyfriars, where there is now a parking lot, a skeleton was found to belong to Richard III, King of England. After almost a year of study, researchers at the University of Leicester managed to extract a DNA samp
Works for the restoration of Pompeii excavations will soon begin. The House of the Dioscuri and the Cryptoporticus are among the five Domus that will undergo interventions of safety, against the hydrogeological risk and infiltration of the underworld. The whole project
Bragadìn, Marcantonio. – Venetian governor of Cyprus (Venice 1523 – Famagosta 1571); after having held various internal offices in the Venetian Republic, he was governor of Cyprus when the Turks landed on the island (June 1570). After the fall of Nic
Tsutomu Yamaguchi is a hibakusha. Thus, in Japan, atomic bomb survivors are called. The extraordinary, in the already extraordinary story of this man who is 93 years old today, is that Yamaguchi is a hibakusha twice. Yes, because he was in Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, wh
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
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
Venièr, Sebastiano. – Doge of Venice (n. 1496 – m. 1578). Duke of Candia (1548-51), he ably performed administrative and diplomatic duties; he was elected prosecutor of St. Mark (1570) then general administrator of Corfu and “captain general of mar
Works for the restoration of Pompeii excavations will soon begin. The House of the Dioscuri and the Cryptoporticus are among the five Domus that will undergo interventions of safety, against the hydrogeological risk and infiltration of the underworld. The whole project
“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
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
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
Blessed Beatrice II was born in the castle of Calaone, and founded the Benedictine monastery of San Antonio in Polesine. The existing monastery, with 19 nuns, is located in the center of Ferrara. The nuns live in seclusion. Some mistakenly believe that she was born in F
How much are the assets of the Italian cultural and environmental heritage worth? The set of 47 UNESCO sites represents a wide and significant repertoire of the many excellences in the sector of architecture, painting, urban planning and landscape of the Belpaese. But t
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 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
How much are the assets of the Italian cultural and environmental heritage worth? The set of 47 UNESCO sites represents a wide and significant repertoire of the many excellences in the sector of architecture, painting, urban planning and landscape of the Belpaese. But t
The miracle of the incorruption of the body of saints is almost always accompanied by unusual and inexplicable phenomena, which appear as a further sign of God’s direct intervention. As Giuseppe Fallica explains in “The miracle of incorrupt bodies” (Se
On October 4, 1582, the Gregorian calendar entered into force, which we still use today almost all over the world. “Stealing” 10 days to put online the calculation of the time of the previous calendar and the duration of the calendar year. On October 4, 1582
Are there still little-known aspects of Hitler’s life? here they are 1- The mustache? Fashionable. Squared mustache, officer whip and raincoat tight at the waist: these are the elements of Adolf Hitler’s look. But his was not so much a personal choice of sty
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
Auction house manager, I know the buyers. They are not neo-Nazis The manuscripts of Adolf Hitler were sold, auctioned by the Bavarian house Hermann Historica. The director, Bernhard Pacher, confirms this to Ansa, adding that he knows the buyers very well: “I can g
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
February 4, 1912 the first parachute video was also the first death filmed by a camera The parachute tailor, the death of a pioneer On February 4 of a hundred years ago, Franz Reichelt threw himself from the Eiffel tower to experiment with a parachute of his own inventi
El Schwerer Gustav (en inglés conocido como “Heavy Gustav”) se completó a finales de la década de 1940, la primera prueba se llevó a cabo en 1941 en la Cordillera de Artillería Rugenwalde. Hitler y Albert Speer (su ministro de armamento) participaron en
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