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This listing last updated February 27, 2008.
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A List of Markets in Rome - A comprehensive list of weekly and
monthly street markets all over the city of Rome...
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An International Experience - It takes a long time to get from
Columbia, Missouri, to Rome, Italy...and while it takes many hours to get to the Eternal City, even the traveling itself can be an educational, if
not international, experience...
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At the Top of the Hill - It would become one of the world's greatest
empires. But in the beginning, it was just a city on one of Italy's many hills. Near the Tiber River, Rome began as a monarchy...
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Coins in a Fountain - When I said I was traveling to Italy in a week my
hip acquaintance raised his eyebrow. 'Are you going to live there?' he asked. 'Or are you just going for a Three Coins in a Fountain-style pilgrimmage.'
I read between the lines of his arch question. If I said I was going to Italy to live...
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SPQR - The Gladiator. Hollywood depicts him as untamed, skillful and courageous; a soldier devoted to Rome in spirit, but defiant
of corrupt leadership. He is a hero, yet a renegade and villain to Roman officials who see him as a threat to their leadership...
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Sistine Chapel - I stood at the back, against the dark-paneled wall. Slowing
tilting my head up, the massive painting began to grow - doubling, tripling in size - until my eyes were fixed on the ceiling above and the sides of the
chapel consumed my...
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L'Arte della Pizza - When we think about pizza we usually think deep
dish, thin and crispy, the works, extra cheese, Canadian bacon, pepperoni and even pineapple. For many Americans, pizza is a quick meal shared with
friends...
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Roads Can Lead Out of Rome, Too - Some of the roads that lead to Rome
can be most memorable when traveled out of the Eternal City. Heading north out of Rome, the meandering Via Flaminia curves like a river, leading you out
into the country and eventually splitting and forming two travelways. The Via Flaminia continues...
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Rome's Semi Hidden Treasures - There's more to the Eternal City
than the Coliseum and the Forum. In fact, finding Rome's treasures involves exploring more of the city than the average tourist might. Here, we suggest
two of those out-of-the-way places...
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Survival of the Fittest - In Kindergarten, we are taught at a young
age to look both ways before we cross the street...and to cross only when the traffic lights indicate as such. Obviously, my kindergarten teacher had
never been to Rome...
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The Art of Man: Rome - As we shuffled through the Roman Forum in our tour
group of fifty or so people, I heard a father grant advice to his son, who was skillfully avoiding walking in the center of the cobblestone walkway...
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The Artistic Beauty of the Vatican - It doesn't matter which
language you choose or where you're from, for The Holy City will pierce the soul of any visitor that dares step onto the religious grounds. The Vatican
City is more than devout Catholics ...
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The
Cats of Rome - The sacred ground the cats in Rome tread upon was once shared by a more famous Roman - Julius Caesar.
It was in the Torre Argentina, in 44 BC, that one of history's most illustrious dictators was stabbed to death. But despite that nearly 2000 years have
passed, many believe Caesar's breath lives on in...
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The
Palatine - During the Middle Ages, most of the ruins of Ancient Rome were covered with gardens and vineyards. The
largest of these was the Farnese Gardens at the northern end of the Palatine...
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Walk a Day in My Shoes: Or Buy Your Own! - I liked walking in Rome. I
liked walking a lot in Rome. Rome is a very navigable city. Once in the center of Rome, one is really never out of walking distance from the...
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