Venice’s Empire

8 years ago

Although we may know Venice as a beautiful Italian city where travel is by gondolas, at one time Venice controlled…

The Roman Forum

8 years ago

This is the Forum, the beating heart of Ancient Rome. It was an open square used for public meetings and…

Lake Trasimene Battlefield

8 years ago

Lake Trasimene, where Hannibal hid his entire army in the hills, then surprised and slaughtered the Romans who were marching…

The Trebbia River

8 years ago

Along the shores of the Trebbia River, the Carthaginian invaders under Hannibal, including African cavalry and 40 elephants, defeated the…

Battle of Trebbia Monument

8 years ago

Today we visited the site of the Battle of Trebbia - the first major conflict Hannibal and his men had…

Sibaud Monument

8 years ago

Monumento Sibaud - a tribute in the Bobbio Valley to the Waldenses' GLorious Return. The Waldenses were exiled from their…

Joshua Janavel’s Muskets

8 years ago

The Waldenses suffered much persecution and faced opposition from all sides. They had to be well prepared to defend themselves.…

French Bible from the Reformation

8 years ago

This was one of the Bibles that the 'Poor of Lyon' (another name for the Waldensians) translated from Latin into…

The Casa Valdese

8 years ago

Today we are in Waldensian Country learning about the early Reformation. The Casa Valdese was and still is used as…

Where Michael Servetus was Condemned

8 years ago

This is the City Hall of Geneva, where the Unitarian Michael Servetus was sentenced to death. He came to Geneva…