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The Barbarian Invasions.

The Roman Empire was crumbling into ruins. Invasion succeeded invasion, defeat followed defeat. In 378 the German people known as Visigoths overwhelmed an imperial army at Adrianople; and in 408 they invaded Italy and marched south upon Rome under their … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 3).

In 1965, in the last episode in black and white of The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles sang “She’s got a ticket to ride“, but no one could imagine that the happy ride of the Western bourgeoisie was to finish … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 2).

  If in antiquity the world ended with the Pillars of Hercules, in the 50ies the border of the world is the Iron Curtain. Everything is simple, so to speak: on one side the good ones, on the other side … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 1).

Rarely, if ever, an actor can be so strongly identified with a city, so one can say: Alberto Sordi is Rome and Rome is Alberto Sordi. Alberto Sordi is the Roman par excellence, and perhaps more: he represents the “average” … Continue reading

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10 ITALIAN WINES YOU CANNOT MISS WHEN STAYING IN A ROME VACATION RENTAL

One of the advantages you have when you rent a holiday apartment instead of staying in an hotel is that you have a fully equipped kitchen and a common space as a living room at your disposal. This means that … Continue reading

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Anne’s Adventures in Rome – My sister, the pink suitcase and the two Marios

  About nine years ago my then fifty-five year old sister Anne, who’s fourteen years older than me, decided to visit me in Rome, where I had been living for almost ten years. My  brother’s wife, Susan, who’s roughly from … Continue reading

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Which 9 ¾ things to do or not to do in Rome….that is the question?

  The title may seem to allude to Harry Potter having met Shakespeare  but it’s more my reaction to being a little fed up with the mathematical  20 or 10 things got do in Rome as much as the airy … Continue reading

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THE TOP 10 PLACES TO HANG AROUND WITH CHILDREN WHEN VISITING ROME.

You’re so excited as tomorrow you’re leaving for Rome.  It’s now 9 pm and your children are  already sleeping (or at least so it seems as you don’t hear any noise coming from their bedroom), you husband is sipping a … Continue reading

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TOP TENs in 2011 for ROME APARTMENTS

As 2011 is now finishing we take this opportunity to wish a great 2012 to all our Customers that trusted us in 2011, to all the members of our staff that gave their best to offer a great service for … Continue reading

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A slice of Paradise close to Rome.

Rome is a great city all year round but maybe in spring and summer there are some opportunities that can be caught at their best. Rome has some beautiful and unique surrounding areas that are known only among Romans but … Continue reading

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