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Gladiators around the Colosseum, gladiators at the Pantheon, gladiators in Piazza di Pietra, just around the corner from Italy
A phone-call from a civil defence volunteer at about 17.00 on Sunday 7 August warning of a bomb in the Colosseum caused security forces to evacuate and cordon off the monument.
Fire-fighters found the suspicious pa...
Many areas in north Rome will be without water for the third Sunday on 7 August when pressure is reduced in order to move six sections of the Acquedotto Marcia to make way for the redevelopment of Tiburtina station....
Gap, the American clothing retailer, has recently opened its first flagship store in Rome, in Via del Corso 473 in the former Mondadori bookstore near the Hotel Plaza.
The new shop covers 1,300 sqm and carries all Ga...
The redevelopment and pedestrianisation of Piazza S. Silvestro begins on 1 August. The
Two things are surprising about the Italian debt crisis that hit the country in mid-July. The first is that it didn
The older we get, the more important memory becomes. The past becomes increasingly relevant as we have more and more of it and less and less future. And we want to come to terms with that past and put it in order. Politi...
The rugged, 691m-high limestone hulk of Mt Soratte juts up from the middle of the Tiber plain 45km north of Rome. It
There are to be no horse-drawn chariot races in the Circus Maximus, contrary to the posters around Rome advertising the Ben Hur Live show in September. Neither will there be performances with camels, goats, donkeys or tr...
The environmental organisation Marevivo has launched a campaign to protect Italy
A handbook on women's safety published by the city of Rome has led to women's groups planning a protest in Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere on 17 August. 10,000 copies of the 24-page booklet have been distributed to commute...
A handbook on women's safety published by the city of Rome has led to women's groups planning a protest in Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere on 17 August. 10,000 copies of the 24-page booklet have been distributed to commute...
Italian airline Alitalia has increased its domestic services between Rome and northern Italian cities such as Milan, Turin, Genoa, Trieste, Venice and Verona by 50 per cent, until the end of August.
The move comes in...
A new tourist package known as the Omnia Vatican & Rome card offers visitors to Rome an integrated tour of the city, combining the major sites of the capital and the Vatican. Valid for three days, it includes unlimited u...
Along Rome’s coast (Ostia, Fregene and Maccarese) there are numerous private beach establishments equipped with umbrellas, deck chairs and changing cabins, but not all have special areas for children. Here is a li...
Rome remembers Iraqi martyr Fr Ragheed Ganni.
Andy Devane
On a warm evening in early June, a procession filed quietly into the Basilica di S. Bartolomeo on Rome’s Tiber Island. Comprising Iraqi, Italian, Irish and ot...
The Bioparco's newest resident has presented his credentials to the public. Baby armadillo George has surfaced from the burrow in which he was born about two months ago, and can now be seen with his parents Emma and Char...
On July 19, Lisa Marini Finerty (originally from California by way of Chicago, resident in Otricoli, Terni) passed away at age 57 due to illness at Ospedale San Camillo in Rome. She was surrounded by family and friends a...
A national 24 hour public transport strike is scheduled for Friday 22 July. The protest takes place from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until the end of service.
It involves Rome
A colossal 2,000 year-old statue of the Roman emperor Caligula portrayed as Greek god Zeus has been unveiled at the ministry for cultural heritage on Rome
The cost of travelling on public transport in Rome in 2012 may rise after the board of ATAC, the city's public transport provider, approved measures that would see the
Cultural association EOS is giving guided tours of Rome by night during the summer, until 28 September. The tours take place in collaboration with the city and alternate between Italian (Tues, Fri, Sun) and English (Mon,...
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