November 9, 2010
Violence and the Great Estates in the South of Italy
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Apulia 1900-1922 by Frank Snowden By John Stavola Two generations ago my maternal grandparents emigrated from the comune of Palo de...
November 6, 2010
Simple Pleasures
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Bacchus & Vesuvius, Fresco from the lararium in the House of the Centenary at Pompeii Reading Niccolò Graffio's "A Passi...
November 2, 2010
Enigmatic Traditions: The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead
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By Lucian When I first learned about the Neapolitan cult of the dead, I couldn’t help but be fascinated by it. Also called the cult of...
November 1, 2010
An Enigma of Apulia
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By John Stavola My first impression of Castel Del Monte, the eight-sided citadel surrounded by eight octagonal towers, was one of familiari...
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