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  Italy’s Art Police Recover Titian Masterpiece Believed Lost

  Forbes - Rebecca Ann Hughes

  Italy’s police art squad has recovered a portrait by Renaissance master Titian thought to have been lost. The painting was discovered by the Turin branch of the carabinieri’s Cultural Heritage Protection Unit in what has been described as an “extraordinary find.” The artwork, titled “Portrait of a …

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  Hidden Gems In Rome: 15 Off The Beaten Path Rome Gems

  luxurycolumnist.com - Luxury Columnist

  Rome is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and for good reason. The city is home …

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  Ancient Rome didn't have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they had give us a window into a world of abuse

  theconversation.com - Eleanor Cowan and Ashley Finn and Kimberly Harris and Kirsten Parkin and Tim Parkin

  Readers are advised this story includes depictions of domestic violence and violence against women. Domestic violence was endemic in the Roman …

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  10 Top-Rated Churches In Rome Worth Visiting

  thetravel.com - Lianna Tedesco

  With more than 900 churches in Rome alone, it's no wonder that narrowing down the list to those which are the most worth visiting is a challenge. The …

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  Who Was Pontius Pilate, Before and After Jesus's Crucifixion?

  

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  Pontius Pilate is best known in the Bible as the Roman governor who gave in to the crowd's demands to have Jesus executed. What do contemporary historians have to say about him? Plus, King Solomon, the Pharisees and other curious biblical characters.

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  Did Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Cross the Line?

  thecollector.com - Dusan Nikolic

  The Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome holds one of the most unusual baroque sculptures, the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. From the moment Gian …