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Eternally Cool Blog We're always glad to know what Hercules is up to, particularly when the news comes from the Onion.
Source: www.theonion.com
GREENSBORO, NC—I take issue with his stance on sacking nearby cities and looting their valuables to bridge our budget shortfall, said Greensboro voter Doug Marlon.
Eternally Cool Blog Gosh. We've been looking for the answer to this question. What healthy, low-cost food to serve at an ancient Roman toga party or wedding?
What healthy, low-cost food to serve at an ancient Roman toga party or wedding by Sacramento Nutriti
Source: www.examiner.com
Did you know that ancient Roman wedding food faire and customs formed the basis for most modern western marriage customs? Other than throwing nuts instead of rice, much of the customs remain, minus the ancient Roman custom of tossing the bridal torch to the guests. ...
Eternally Cool Blog Classicist Mary Beard compares Italy's Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to the Roman Emperor Tiberius:
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Eternally Cool Blog The NYTimes has an article today about the Euphronios Vase, now on display at the Villa Giulia, and Vernon Silver's new book, “The Lost Chalice: The Epic Hunt for a Priceless Masterpiece.” which they rate as a "first-class page turner documenting the stolen krater’s travels from ancient Greece to Etruscan Italy to New York and then back here — and of the travails of another work also by the sublime Euphronios."
Source: www.nytimes.com
Italy’s biggest prize in the war against looting antiquities went on view recently at the Villa Giulia in Rome. Italians didn’t seem to care much.
Eternally Cool Blog Sweet dreams are made of this:
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Eternally Cool Blog This falls into the category of not-Eternally-Cool. Some chunks of the Aurelian wall collapsed yesterday:
Source: rogueclassicism.com
There are fears for the future of Rome’s ancient Aurelian walls after chunks collapsed on Tuesday. A major street was closed in the Italian capital after bricks from the nearly 2000-year old wall fell down.
Eternally Cool Blog We're big fans of BldgBlog. In this entry they give the lowdown on the Crypta Balbi Museum in Rome:
Source: bldgblog.blogspot.com
architectural conjecture :: urban speculation :: landscape futures
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We've been passing this new book, The Roman Forum by David Watkin, around the Compound for a couple of weeks. We like it quite a lot--not least for its anti-guidebook, complex explanations of the importance of the Forum to post-antique Rome.
If you like the Forum and want to know more, get a copy (though you'll have to order from the UK as it's not out in the US yet).
Review here:
Source: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
Eternally Cool Blog Venice has come up with an innovative way to pay for the redesign of the Accademia bridge:
Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
Venice. The city council has announced plans to redesign the Accademia Bridge, next to the eponymous art gallery, to provide access for the disabled. But architects and construction firms bidding to undertake ...
Eternally Cool Blog Making us giggle:
Source: zoomata.com
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Just adding to our collection of sentimental writings on Rome’s walls. We spotted this charmer on the same nearby school where studens are trained in the art of paper airplane making and where they also work out math problems on the walls...
Eternally Cool Blog A wonderful portrait of two fruttivendoli in Sperlonga on this Photo Friday:
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time after time ... to the same destination ☞ ROMA!