March 17 is St Patrick's Day and Ireland’s National Day. It is a day of great importance to all people of Irish descent and affinity around the world, said a statement from the Irish embassy.

While workers prepared the site for a new boathouse near Basel, they uncovered a relic from the past—an enormous Roman amphitheater that once roared with the sounds of gladiator fights and ...

The thyrsus has connections to Dionysus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and entertainment. Currently, there are plans in place to restore the amphitheater and reopen it as a cultural and arts ...