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Ode to Rome, a city of passionate pilgrimage... and roses A new film bringing the life of John Keats to the big screen prompts a personal Romantic pilgrimage to Rome Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw as Fanny Brawne and John Keats in the film Bright Star....
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THESE FIVE SITES HAVE BEEN BUILT UP AS MUST SEE PLACES IN EUROPE. HOWEVER, THE REALITY IS THAT THEY FAIL TO MEASURE UP TO THE HYPE. Stonehenge, UK Famous and beautiful, they promise spiritual awakening and mystery. The stones are huge and mythical...
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Archaeologists say they have unearthed a country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the emperor who built the Colosseum. Lead archaelogist Filippo Coarelli said Friday the 2,000-year-old ruins of the luxurious residence were found about...
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A couple of American tourists have returned a stone from the Colosseum they swiped 25 years ago as a souvenir. The bit of stone, small enough to fit into a pocket, arrived in Rome in a courier package from Greensboro, North California. ''We should have...
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The Roman Coliseum will host several re-enactments next year of the gladiator battles made famous by the Roman Empire, a Rome City Council official says. Council head of archaeology Umberto Broccoli said to honor the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of...
Ever wonder how a gladiator fight looked like from the front row of the Colosseum? "Rewind Rome," a 3-D simulation presented Thursday in a theater a few steps from the ruined arena, will offer visitors the chance to experience daily life in the ancient...
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