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Panoramic Rome, before and after Google

Judith Harris

Bernard Fisher, historian at the University of Virginia, has finally assisted to the concretization of his project: Google Earth made it possibile to realize a virtual ancient...

Election Madness: Obamarama

Pasquale Verdicchio

Italian response to US elections brings forth interesting debates and views on race.

Rome’s Fountains

Judith Harris

Protecting amazing masterpiecs in the Eternal City

Cappuccino Connoisseur, and Proud of It

Judith Harris

Nel bicchiere, in vetro or in tazza? Poca or molta schiuma? Boiling or tepid? However you like it, a cappuccino will sure become part of your Dolce Vita in Rome. And can make you...

Ave, Ceasar! The Most Famous Leader from Ancient Rome Returns to the Eternal City

Nicoletta Vincoli

This Fall Julius Caesar will finally get the show he deserves, appropriately set in Rome. An expansive exhibit dedicated to the leader boasts everything Caesar-related, from...

Does Misery Love Company? Italy’s Roma

Judith Harris

Few are more miserable these days than the Roma, or Gypsies, in Italy, whose camps are being bulldozed, whose shacks are being firebombed, and whose children now risk being...

Ancient Roman Slave Cemetery Found at Ostia Antica

Judith Harris

The little community of slaves laboring at the port at Ancient Ostia, at the mouth of the Tiber River, was desperately poor, but when the eight-year-old boy died, they endowed his...

Bush's Roman Holiday

Maria Rita Latto

President Bush goes to Rome and contends with an angry populace. Beyond the protests already timed for his arrival, the President's security needs and emergency plans disrupt an...

Rome Turns Right

Judith Harris

Berlusconi chalks up his second victory this month. “We’ll be licking these wounds for as long as we have tongues, and maybe longer,” was the mournful comment of Alessandro...

Italy Issues Anna Magnani Stamp

R. C.

To commemorate the greatly celebrated actress Anna Magnani, Italy will release a postal stamp on March 7, 2008 which would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary Roman

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