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Few archeological sites offer a more immersive travel experience than the excavated ruins of Pompeii southeast of Naples, Italy. In 79 A.D., the volcano Vesuvius erupted, covering the Roman City with 12 meters (40 feet) of fine ash, which preserved the buried city and its asphyxiated residents intact for nearly 1700 years.

A visit to the Vatican Museums represents an authentic immersion in the history of art and culture of half the planet. In fact, the Vatican Museums hold thousands of works and finds ranging from Egyptian to Etruscan art, from classical to contemporary art, passing through the masterpieces and great masters of the modern age.

Here is the list of the things we think you definitely didn't know about Ancient Romans.

The Sistine Chapel, also known as Cappella Sistina in Italian, attracts millions of tourists annually. Its beauty is not only enchanting but also overwhelming. The outside might be deceiving to many since it does not tell of the treasures inside.

The Roman Empire stretched far and wide at its height and, as a result, impressive Roman ruins are littered across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. These range from sprawling Roman cities, Roman additions to ancient Greek cities and small outposts and temples.

When it comes to the architecture of the churches, they very often look impressive on the outside. However, there are those who look absolutely amazing on the inside and are more than worthy of getting inside. Here is our list of the 10 most wonderful church interiors in Italy.

This article lists the greatest churches in Italy. In this country are hundreds of very interesting cathedrals and other churches – with unusual and beautiful architecture, with great works of art and with an exciting history which sometimes is 2 thousand years long.

Haround Binous and Cesares de Roma, the artists who are bringing the dusty emperors back to life in a series of hyper-realistic illustrations. Césares de Roma focuses on three of ancient Rome’s most notorious figures: Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Nero.

In ancient Rome, how someone shuffled off their mortal coil mattered as much as how they bore it through life. Just as one could live a virtuous life, so could one die a virtuous death, and few examples of admirable, awful, shameful and painful deaths have come down in as much detail as those of the Roman emperors.

Populated by millions of tourists every year, it can be hard to imagine how normal people may have lived here. The clopping of horses as carriages moved past. The sounds of ancient languages at storefronts, restaurants, residential homes. Without these elements, Pompeii feels like a ghost town.