But here's the problem: they all concern historical buildings (I invest in Europe, ancient cities like Maastricht and Liège).These will require a lot of renovations to get them up to speed with the new EU energy-efficient requirements and such.

.*: Styx - from ancient Greek mythology, the river running along the border between the world of the living and the world of the dead ("the underworld", Hades, etc.).

Both heating units were ancient; in fact, the first floor unit was being heated by the original boiler, which belonged in a museum.

Keeping in mind it is not fully rehabbed either but built 1980 so not too ancient with new windows, newer roof.

By the time you have signed all the title docs you will probably have indemnified the insurance folks of all liability except for the most obscure and rare clauses i.e. someone has some ancient mineral rights to the land.

I put in swag guesses using public data on a property I plan to inquire about - 2500 sqft 4 bedroom (relatively ancient) townhome - and got a quote of about 1500 for a year of standard 1 mil/2 mil coverage.

My father-in-law buys and sells ancient roman coins and he has made a killing on them in the last few years.

We are not ancient Rome.

Some country locations, too.Once upon a time I had an ancient travel trailer that I ended up completely rebuilding the front and back ends.

Yes, IMO, the decathlon IS the Olympics as in ancient times.