“African Venice,” originally published by the Venetian publishing house Wetlands and republished in April this year by Pennsylvania State University Press, draws attention to this Black presence.

Scientists suggest an ancient emblem of the city may have arrived in northern Italy after a long journey across the medieval Silk Road.

To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged ...

The quest for sound money is hardly a recent phenomenon. In 13th century Italy, two different gold monetary units competed ...

The bronze statue was cast in Tang China and reached Venice during Kublai Khan’s reign via the Silk Road ...

In the 15th century painting “Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Rialto Bridge,” a Black gondolier calmly rows his client through the center of a frenetic scene. When you picture Venice’s famous ...