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Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?
As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...
NASA’s Roman Telescope Set to Map Billions of Galaxies and Hunt Rogue Planets
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe with three ...
Rome is teeming with mysterious crypts filled with popes—and secrets
The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...
It Survived for 2,000 Years, but Syria’s War Battered Palmyra
During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...