It was painted by a Roman-born artist Constantino Brumidi in eighteen sixty-five, at the end of the Civil War."

VOA: special.2010.01.27

The leader of the world's Roman Catholics blessed the cornerstones of two churches to be built next to the river.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

The Roman historian Pliny said that Phoenician sailors accidentally discovered how to make glass over three thousand years ago.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

DeMille's epic movies were based on the settling of the American West, Roman history or stories from the Bible.

VOA: special.2009.05.31

For example,in his play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrows certain structural details from the ancient Roman playwright Plautus.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

For example, the Goth people of Europe defeated Roman forces in battle more than sixteen centuries ago.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

But nothing is sure, not even the identity of the Roman Catholic saint celebrated by this day.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

In fifteen thirty-five, a ship carrying the Roman Catholic Bishop of Panama came upon the Galapagos accidentally.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

She sought help from a number of people, including a Roman Catholic clergyman, the Reverend Fulton J.Sheen.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

Toledo was a holy city for both the Roman Catholics and the Muslim Moors of Spain.

VOA: special.2010.02.14

Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, "Roman Holiday,"

VOA: special.2009.10.16

More than two thousand years ago, the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder observed its harmful effects.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

This museum contains almost one thousand ancient works of art, including statues of Roman gods.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Cato the Elder, an influential Roman thinker two thousand years ago, praised its medical value.

VOA: special.2009.03.03