AMOROMA

Observations and reflections about my life in Rome, including the excursions that take me beyond the walls...

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Roman Apartment House

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Nestled against the west side of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Piazza Venezia is the site of an ancient Roman insula , or apartment ...

Saturday Field Trip

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Last Saturday I took students from my class on an "optional" field trip. We visited the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, the king w...

SPQR: Flag pole in Piazza Venezia

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Last week I saw SPQR on flag poles in Piazza Venezia. Senatus Populusque Romanus "The Senate and the People of Rome" It originally...
Friday, September 10, 2010

September 11th

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Last year Rome erected a memorial to the victims of 9/11, using two ancient columns in a small rose garden at the east end of the Circus Max...
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SPQR: September 10

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Today I noticed a new plaque with SPQR near the Colosseum. It commemorates the victory of Abebe Bikila , the Ethiopian Marathon winner of th...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Mazara del Vallo

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Mazara del Vallo is one of the most important fishing centers of Italy, located on the southwestern coast of Sicily. During our recent trip...
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Satiro Danzante - Dancing Satyr

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The Dancing Satyr - Satiro Danzante is a 4th Century BC bronze statue that was found in 1998 off the port of Mazara del Valo , at a depth o...
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Rome, Lazio, Italy
My journey began in San Clemente, California and continued in New York (actually Hoboken, NJ) until I came to Rome in the summer of 2007. This fascinating city is now my home.
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