“Good” emperor’s place of knowledge thought to be found during subway excavation

SyFy has a comedy series in the works

ROME — It had always been thought that Nero’s famous dining room, which actually revolved day and night, simulating the earth’s movement, coincided with the octagonal room situated on the Colle Oppio. However, in the course of reinforcing work carried out on the Palatine, the real coenatio rotunda emerged.
Excavations in the Vigna Barberini area resulted [...]

Blast visits a city overflowing with history that broadens your horizons

Those in search of the perfect summer weekend head to Loudoun County.

July 4 has come and gone, but one local expert urges our generation not to forget.

Blast has a story in the works next week about whether people think the history surrounding The Fourth of July still matters. For now, here’s the document that started it all…
WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and [...]

Video games finally receive the museum treatment. Details inside.

Conspiracy theorists rejoice; National Treasure: Book of Secrets is the perfect fix for adventure-seekers as well as the whole family thanks to a PG rating. Bringing back our favorite team of historical junkies, Ben Gate, Abigail Chase and Riley Poole, this latest quest for treasure begins with a turn of events, historical events that [...]

From Acorn Media comes Clive Cussler’s The Sea Hunters, a 3-DVD collection of the acclaimed television documentary.
The set features eight daring shipwreck expeditions to the depths of World War II’s most deadly naval battles and attacks.
“Rather than looking for treasure, the Sea Hunters seek only to complete the historical record. Besides delving deep into each [...]