Rome

The Rome Rundown: Top Five Things to Do

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January 16, 2012
The Rome Rundown: Top Five Things to Do

You’re in Rome, you’ve got a limited amount of money and/or time and you want to hit the high points? Here are five things not to miss in Rome along with a few Dos and Don’ts.
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Julius Caesar, late bloomer

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September 29, 2011
Julius Caesar, late bloomer

When in Rome, it’s fun to tune into ancient history. After all, there are picturesque ruins at every turn, not to mention the layers of unexcavated history that lie beneath the most pedestrian buildings. For my last morning in Rome, I took a walk past the remains of the gladiators’ locker rooms. I confess...
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Seeing the Colosseum

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September 25, 2011
Seeing the Colosseum

For those of you who have vivid images of Emperor Nero laughing maniacally as lions snacked on Christians in the Colosseum, I have bad news. Nero, it turns out, died before the Colosseum was built in the First Century. In fact, in his day the site of the famous amphitheater was a lake. This...
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