Currently, the tallest structure ever built is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which stands at 829.8 meters tall. This skyscraper is just the most recent in a long series of structures that have held the title of the world’s tallest since ancient times. However, not all of these fit the modern definition…
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La nascita del turismo moderno: il Grand Tour
Between the 17th and the 19th century, it was a custom for wealthy Europeans to take a trip around Europe, usually in their early 20s. This trip, known as the Grand Tour, was a popular rite of passage during which travelers studied the culture and history of Europe, especially the heritage of classical antiquity and…
La storia dell'opera
Opera is an art form that combines acting and music, and sometimes also dance, with performers taking on dramatic roles. Its name comes from the Latin and Italian word “opera”, meaning work, and indeed this form of theater originated in Italy and it is a key aspect of Italian tradition. Over time, opera evolved to…
Come due monaci bizantini rubarono il segreto della seta dalla Cina
Throughout the Middle Ages, the Byzantine Empire dominated the production and commerce of silk in Europe. For centuries, silk contributed heavily to the Byzantine economy, while Costantinople was the main silk-weaving center in all of Europe. Byzantine silk was a prestigious commodity sold at high prices, and was known for its bright colors and complex…
Storia di Okinawa e delle Isole Ryūkyū
The Ryukyu Islands are a chain of islands that extends between Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan, and Taiwan, marking the border between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea. They are part of Japan and they are formed by a series of small archipelagos, from north to south: the…
La guerra dei cavalli celesti: un conflitto dimenticato tra Greci e Cinesi
The ancient civilizations of Greece and China at one point dominated the Western and Eastern world, respectively. Their history was almost completely separate, and they only interacted thanks to merchants along the Silk Road. The story of how this route was initiated is linked with the expansion of the Greeks towards the east, and the…
Grande Zimbabwe: un ricco regno del Medioevo nell'Africa meridionale
Deep among the hills of Southern Africa, in the modern country of Zimbabwe, lie the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the capital of what was once the richest kingdom of this part of the world. This is known as the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, and from the 13th to the 15th century it ruled over a large…
Storia del wrestling – Capitolo 6: il wrestling oggi
A metà degli anni duemiladieci, la WWE ha iniziato a passare a un prodotto più orientato alla realtà, riconoscendo di fatto che "la kayfabe è morta" nel wrestling e che i fan sono ben consapevoli di ciò che accade dietro le quinte. Durante questo periodo, la WWE ha continuato a fare affidamento su wrestler già...
Storia del wrestling – Capitolo 5: il dominio della WWE
Con la fine sia della WCW che della ECW, la WWF era in cima al mondo del wrestling, senza concorrenza. Dopo WrestleMania X-Seven, diversi wrestler della WCW e della ECW iniziarono ad apparire nella programmazione della WWF e furono descritti come invasori che cercavano di prendere il controllo della federazione. Furono chiamati The Alliance, ed...
Storia del wrestling – Capitolo 4: la Monday Night War
Dopo il boom degli anni ottanta, sia la WWF che la WCW iniziarono a declinare. La WWF fu colpita da uno scandalo sugli steroidi che vide coinvolte molte delle principali star della federazione. Un medico della WWF, il dottor George T. Zahorian, fu accusato di aver distribuito i farmaci, e anche McMahon fu incriminato a...
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