5 articles tagged with roman ruins
When my husband and I first visited Athens five years ago, we made the classic rookie mistake: spending three full days just at the Acropolis and its immediate surroundings. Don't get me wrong – the Parthenon is breathtaking and absolutely...
When I tell colleagues I'm spending my sabbatical in Libya, eyebrows invariably rise. As a physicist accustomed to challenging assumptions, I've discovered that Libya—particularly the corridor from ancient Cyrene to modern Benghazi—offers one of the most fascinating yet overlooked archaeological...
Standing at the edge of Hippo Regius, watching the golden Mediterranean light wash over ancient Roman stones, I felt that familiar tingle at the base of my spine. The same sensation I get during a critical rescue when ancestral knowledge...
I'll never forget the moment I first stepped through Evora's medieval walls, the golden Portuguese sunlight illuminating 2,000 years of history before my eyes. This UNESCO World Heritage city might be compact enough to explore on foot, but it packs...
Standing at the edge of the Mediterranean, with the spring breeze carrying whispers of ancient civilizations, I felt the familiar tingle in my fingertips that comes with proximity to places of power. Libya isn't exactly on most travelers' radar—especially not...