May 11, 2010 4 Comments
ROME — This is not a time-machine but it comes close. It is called "ROMA SPARITA" [Vanished Rome] and it is a group formed on Facebook dedicated to the Eternal City. The group has over 70 thousand members but the number rises by the hour. They are all fans of Rome, or rather of the [...]
April 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Modern building starkly contrasts with old Rome
April 20, 2010 1 Comment
ROME — The International Festival of Journalism was founded in 2006 by Arianna Ciccone and Christopher Potter with the objective of discussing journalism, information, freedom of the press and democracy following the 2.0 model. This is an event started at a lower level, open to "incursions" by users; a unique event at which leading journalists [...]
March 10, 2010 1 Comment
ROME: An interview with the famous street artists
Feb. 16, 2010 4 Comments
ROME — The Lysippus will return to Italy. The statue portrays a victorious, naked and full-sized athlete and is attributed to the proto-Hellenistic sculptor Lysippus. Bought in 1977, the statue is currently on exhibit at the Getty Museum in Malibu, California. The story of this ancient statue is complicated. From the Greek mainland the Athlete, [...]
Feb. 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
ROME — The Alto Adige Archaeological Museum or S¼dtiroler Arch¤ologiemuseum, centrally located in Via Museo is famous for hosting "–tzi", the Iceman, and contains all the finds in the Province of Bolzano. To obtain an exhaustive idea of the museum’s underlying theme and acquire information on guided tours as well as visits for younger members [...]
Jan. 20, 2010 1 Comment
ROME — Last June, archaeological investigations planned by the Archaeological Heritage Department began in Dal Molin in the Veneto Region, with active cooperation from the United States Army Garrison Vicenza, which was responsible for the financial aspects of this operation. These preliminary archaeological investigations were focused at providing new information to be added to the [...]
Dec. 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
The online Virtual Museum of Iraq is an Italian gem
Nov. 19, 2009 7 Comments
“Good” emperor’s place of knowledge thought to be found during subway excavation
Nov. 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
ROME — It had always been thought that Nero’s famous dining room, which actually revolved day and night, simulating the earth’s movement, coincided with the octagonal room situated on the Colle Oppio. However, in the course of reinforcing work carried out on the Palatine, the real coenatio rotunda emerged. Excavations in the Vigna Barberini area [...]
