Weird History
Romano Full - Mussolini's Jazz Playing Son
Romano Full was a well-known jazz musician in Italy during the second half of the twentieth century. But for a time, few people knew he was actually a son of one of the world's most infamous dictators, and he'd changed his name in order...
Curated Video
Italy, Paestum, Temple of Athena (Ceres)
The Temple of Athena or Temple of Ceres (c. 500 BC) is a Greek temple found at Paestum, built near the so-called Basilica which is much larger than it. It has a high pediment and a Doric frieze, made up of large blocks of limestone. The...
Language Tree
Items, Gifts and Responses in Italian
Learn Italian effortlessly! From the leader in language instructional videos for children, Language Tree introduces Italian to kids in a way that engages them from start to finish. Blending 3D animation, sing-along songs and adorable...
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii Odeon
The Odeon was a smaller roofed theatre, theatrum tectum, that sat 1500 spectators built in 80 BC. The theatre follows the plan of other Roman theatres and odeon structures. Where the Large Theatre was used primarily for staging drama,...
Curated Video
Italy, Rome, Roman Forum - Basilica Julia
The Basilica Julia was a structure that once stood in the Roman Forum. It was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. Its ruins have been excavated. What is left from...
The Guardian
Teranga: the migrant-run Afrobeat nightclub uniting Naples
Fata and Yankuba are two young Gambians with ambitious dreams, who fled dictatorship and poverty and landed in Naples, only to discover a new kind of violence: a pernicious climate of racism and an unhelpful immigration system. Their...
The Guardian
On the road
Hundreds of women operate as sex workers along the Strada Bonifica, the ironically named ‘road of love’ on the Adriatic coast of Italy. There has been a huge increase in the number of Nigerian women working along the 10-mile stretch of...
The Guardian
The valley rebels
Cédric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in the alpine village of Breil-Sur-Roya in southern France. Some regard him as a heroic good samaritan, but others – including the French border police and state...
The Guardian
Death at Sea
This is the story of five friends – Moaaz, Majd, Rasha, Kinan and Khalid – who fled war-torn Syria to embark on a perilous trip to reach Europe. So far this year an estimated 3,000 migrants have died attempting this same journey. On 16...
Food Farmer Earth
A Love of Good Farmhouse Food
Rudy Marchesi has crafted his life around a world devoted to food. Both professionally, as owner of a vineyard and winery on 230 acres near Portland, Oregon, and in his personal life, with a nearby residence that he has carved out as a...
Curated Video
Italy, Florence Baptistery
The present much larger Baptistry was built in Romanesque style around 1059, evidence of the growing economic and political importance of Florence. It was reconsecrated on 6 November 1059 by Pope Nicholas II, a Florentine. According to...
Jabzy
The Fashion Police - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Fashion Police
History Hit
Maps, Our Place in the World: A snapshot of human activity
What was Ptolemy interested in when he was making the map of the world? Why is this a remarkable piece of work? Maps, Our Place in the World, Part 2
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Santa Maria della Presentazione church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Financial Times
European elections 2019: viewpoints from a continent at a crossroads
Thousands of voters take part in face-to-face and online debates to discuss the future of Europe, with Brexit, borders, immigration and security high on the agenda. The Europe Talks event was organised by media outlets including the...
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Santa Maria dei Miracoli church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Church of Saint Stephen
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - San Giorgio Maggiore church
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Jabzy
Italian 1848 Revolutions - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Italian 1848 Revolutions
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Great Theatre
The Large Theatre was built into a natural hill in the second century BC. This theatre sat roughly 4,000 spectators. In the Greek style, the tiered seating extends from the orchestra carved out of the hillside. The Roman influence is...
Jabzy
Italy - Flag History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Italy's Flag History
Professor Dave Explains
The History of “Il Carnevale” in Italia
The History of “Il Carnevale” in Italia
Curated Video
Vatican City: History, Attractions, and Dining Options
In this video, we explore the fascinating city-state of Vatican City, also known as the Holy See. We delve into its history, starting with its independence from Italy in 1929. With a population of less than 1000, Vatican City is a...