Alberto Angela feels halfway between Ulysses and Indiana Jones. He explains it to Corriere della Sera. "Ulysses faced the unknown using rationality, and when you do research, it's a fundamental ...

Many books, documentaries and movies claim to chronicle daily life in ancient Rome, but it's rare to find a narrative so encrusted in detail as this lively offering from an Italian author and ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica. From the 1st-Century BCE ...

Alberto Angela, trans. from the Italian by Katherine Gregor. HarperVia, $28.99 (448p) ISBN 978-0-06-298421-0 Italian TV host Angela casts Cleopatra as “an amazingly modern woman” in this spirited yet ...