Rome
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You’ve probably seen this already (it’s been a hectic last week of school), but we need to get it on the record. The latest investigations into seeing the colours which originally adorned ancient monuments have detected that the menorah on the Arch of Titus was originally painted yellow (as probably could be anticipated). Just to…
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This is potentially very exciting and I’m surprised it hasn’t been picked up by more English press coverage … the conclusion to a Rossella Lorenzi piece at Discovery News: The centerpiece of the Forum of Peace was indeed the temple. Built in 71-75 A.D by Vespasian, the Temple of Peace celebrated the brutal pacification of…
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That cryptic title is a vague reference to a song by Midnight Oil which is currently stuck in my head … whatever the case, we fairly regularly get an annual article that this or that particular monument is being neglected by authorities (e.g., most recently, e.g., a chunk falling off the Colosseum), but in the…
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Image via Wikipedia The incipit of a piece in the Times that leaves one’s head a-shaking: Once famed for staging Ben Hur-style chariot races, the Circus Maximus in Rome is about to suffer the ultimate humiliation: a beach football tournament featuring players in centurion gear. The three-day event pitting the best of Europe’s beach footballers…
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Image by xiquinhosilva via Flickr A brief AP report is making the rounds detailing something of concern about the Colosseum. Here’s the incipit of a representative piece from the Globe: Rome archaeology officials say three chunks of mortar have fallen off from the Colosseum but that no one was hurt and tourist visits will go…
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