Paleoanthropologist Yves Coppens, astrophysicist Marc Lachièze-Rey and archaeologist Jean-Paul Demoule were the speakers on this cruise, which notably passed through Corfu and Venice. Knowledge cruises have passed through the Serenissima. KNOW. Is it a coincidence? For our sixth (already!) Knowled
Undoubtedly found in the 18th century on the ancient site of Herculaneum, near Pompeii, this olive oil was produced nearly 2,000 years ago and frozen in its bottle by the famous eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. C. No less than 0.7 liters have stood the test of time. The bottle of olive oil enthroned
Near the village of Gamzigrad in the Timok Valley, east of present-day Serbia and near the ancient Danube limes, are the ruins of a large Roman settlement. The first descriptions of the site were made by the German geologist August von Herder in 1835, and as early as the late 19th century the Hung
The Egyptian archaeological mission working at Tell el-Farama (ancient Pelusium) in North Sinai has uncovered part of a huge building dating from the Greco-Roman period, used as the seat of the ancient Senate. Pelusium or Pelusio is the name given to the city by classical authors, its original name