by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | History, Story, Technology
Ancient Roman Glass Bowl and Second Roman Emperor Tiberius Augustus Caesar Okay, I know what you’re thinking. I thought the same, and it’s why I put a question mark at the end of the title. Unlike everything discussed so far, this is a lost technology with...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Architecture, History, Italian Life, Orvieto, Story
The bell tolled as I sipped the cappuccino. It was a taps that echoed across the cobbled street in dramatically hollow tones. Car engines rumbled up and down the strada. I frowned slightly as the doors to the half-destroyed cathedral fell open to reveal the pall...
by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | History, Story
The darkened interior of the oldest church in Orvieto, Italy: Chiesa di San Giovenale Night had fallen on the hilltop city, and the lamps lining the cobbled walkways flickered on, flooding the place with a harsh yellow light. The locals had underwent a favorite...