The city of Parthenope was one of the earliest ancient Greek settlements on the coast of what is now Naples, Italy.

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A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried ...

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With around 80 works believed to survive today, here's our top 10 of paintings by Caravaggio: the ultimate Baroque Bad Boy.

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Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from ...

A sudden climate jolt disrupted harvests and trade, setting in motion the grain routes that helped carry plague into Europe.