Italians and Wine Culture
Italians drink wine as an aperitif, with the meal and after the meal they finish off with a hair-raising distilled wine called grapa. Chianti is probably the best known Italian …
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Let’s Go Back to Ancient Rome
Rome has so much to offer to the world, not only by the various pieces of art and its massive and intricate architecture. Its history also speaks a lot of …
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Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Not all people are true sightseers; some prefer to merely walk about and absorb the pace and atmosphere of the Rome city. Use common sense; don’t try to do so …
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Rome: The Roman Forum
‘I need no ivory temple for my delight,’ wrote Propertius in Augustus’ day, ‘enough that I can see the Roman Forum.’ Here, from immemorial times, had been the meeting place …
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The Colosseum was a “marvel” of Rome
The Colosseum was a ‘marvel’ of Rome when it was new, almost nineteen hundred years ago, partly because of its size and partly because the circumstances under which it was …
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Destination Rome
A League of Latine cities is said to have been founded in the eighth century, and Rome under her kings gradually attained in it a leading position. The expulsion of …
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