How a petulant Roman princess's letter to Attila the Hun precipitated the founding of Venice THE PRINCESS BRIDES

When Dante Alighieri died, 13 cantos of "The Paradiso" went missing PARADISO LOST; OR, THE CASE OF THE MISSING CANTOS

From the mausoleum of Roman Empress Galla Placidia to the portraits of Justinian and Theodora, mosaics tell Ravenna's story THE JEWELLED LADY

Unforgettable characters of the past lurk, ghost-like, around every corner in Ferrara WHISPERS IN FERRARA

In 1952, Julien Duvivier made a beloved film called “The Little World of Don Camillo.” But who was the real Don Camillo? A LITTLE WORLD