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Category Archives: Rome/Italy
The Tears of Things
The boldness of the sun forced me out of bed. Spring was finally here and the air was so tart it pinched me into action. Today was the day of pulizie di primavera (spring cleaning) and I decided to start … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Diary, Rome/Italy
Tagged : Nanna Risi, Aeneas, Aeneid, Anchises, Ascanius, Augustus, Creusa, Cumaen Sibyl, Helen of Troy, Juno, lacrimae rerum, Lavinia, Queen Dido, Trojan War, Venus, Virgil
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14 November
On via San Vito in Rome, sandwiched in between two buildings, is the Arch of Gallienus. Originally intended as a gateway to the city of Rome, it was later recycled as a monument to Emperor Gallienus. Gallienus was Emperor from … Continue reading
Posted in JOTS, Rome/Italy
Tagged Arch of Gallienus, Cornelia Salonina, Emperor Gallienus
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11 November
The sky follows me wherever I go.
10 November
Via Antonio Bosio 13b (second floor) in Rome was Luigi Pirandello’s last address. He died here in 1936 at the age of 69. Pirandello’s wife, Maria Antonietta Portulano, had a patrimony that enabled the couple to leave Sicily and move … Continue reading
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Tagged Luigi Pirandello, Maria Antonietta Portulano, Marta Abba
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8 November
Framed Ivy with Lions on via Villa Albani, Rome. English ivy has no backbone so it clings and crawls. And wraps itself around anything it can. Thanks to their lusty affair, Semele and Zeus were about to have a baby. … Continue reading
