Editorial
Trees growing on their roots
“Only a tree that grows out of its own roots may restore bountiful fruits to the earth.” This sentence represents the philosophy of Evus very well. Investigations, insights, opinions and new discoveries will be the focus in this new web magazine, in order to address [...]
In Focus
The mythical founders of Perugia
The grand Etruscan arch that opens Perugia’s ancient city walls at its northern end is a prime, and still intact, example of military architecture. Two massive towers on either side acted as protection for the city gate and form the bases of the great double arch, from the top of which, in case of [...]
The symbolic language of the Main Fountain
The Fontana Maggiore, or Main Fountain, is like a book of stone that unfolds while walking around it.
It is like a great clock that transcends both cosmic and earthly timetables. Completed in 1278, the monument of Perugia became the fulcrum to which public life revolved around, and therefore the symbol of the Platea Magna (latin [...]
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The holy days of Saturn
It seems that our custom to exchange gifts during Christmas comes from some ancient traditions practiced at the Saturnalia, one of the most popular holidays on the Roman calendar.
Originally the festival was celebrated on only one day: the fourteenth day before the Kalends of January (December 19), but during the imperial age the festival lasted [...]
The garden of love
My journey has brought from a castle far away to meet the man who I have sought so intently, the medical monk who resides in this abbey. He is my last hope. I have no other option than to try his potions in order to save my marriage.
Perhaps his concoctions will be able to heal [...]
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Galactophorous saints and therapeutic waters February is the month of mother’s milk, that has always been associated with the element water, the idea of fertility and the world of women. February is also a month of preparation, waiting for the renewal of the cosmos, which will only arrive with March and spring. Also for this reason, in ancient times, the [...]
Vacations in Perugia Vacations in Italy revealed always too short! Did you ever have a vacation experience that totally exceeded your expectations? Did you ever choose a destination on a whim and then end up liking it better than all of the other places you had chosen when you planned your vacation? That is [...]
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The Festival of the snake charmers Not to be confused with the founder of the Dominican order by the same name, St. Dominic from Foligno was a saint of Umbrian origin, born in 951 at Capodacqua near Foligno. His cult is still being celebrated today at Cocullo in Abruzzo, with the “Festival of the snake charmers,” an event of great folkloristic [...]
Eastern cults in the Apennines In the region of Umbria it is already possible to pick out the name of the goddess Isis from ancient inscriptions, especially at Terni and at Spoleto. These cities are geographically projected towards the area of Latium, where the port of Ostia, and naturally Rome, would have constituted the principle landing and launching point [...]
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The legend of St. GeorgeThe legend of St. George the holy knight who rescued the princess from the terrible dragon that threatened her gave birth to a rich subject for iconography that was widespread within the figurative arts during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The scene of the dragon slayer versus the mythical monster represents the Catholic belief in [...]
The refused canonization of a Templar saint It was on the 13th of October 1307 when the King of France, Filippo il Bello, ordered the arrest of the Templar Knights. The monks who belonged to the order were imprisoned and tortured, including the Great Master, Jacques de Molay. Their property was confiscated, and all archives and documents were destroyed, making the task [...]
