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1) When in Rome - Visit The Top Attractions
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Few cities are as full of ancient monuments and inspiring sights of the past as Rome is. It is a testament to all those who have lived in the city throughout the centuries that there is still so much to see and appreciate in the 21st century.
But which sights of ancient Rome are unmissable? Which ones will keep coming back to mind even when your holiday is over and you have returned home?
One of the most famous sights of all is of course the Colosseum. This is an amphitheatre and is situa...
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2) Unusual Sights to See in Rome
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Rome has the power to bring you within a hair's breadth of ancient times. The presence of so many ancient structures - both above the ground and below - makes it easy to imagine you are standing in a century long gone by instead of the modern day.
The sheer size of the Colosseum makes it a big draw for many visitors to Rome, but some of the lesser known sights are arguably even more amazing.
Take Palatine Hill, for example. If you happen to be visiting the Roman For...
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3) Discovering the Sights of a Roman Holiday
Author:
Andrew Regan
Category:
Travel and Leisure
It may be more than fifty years since the classic film Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday was made but you will still find the vibrant city of Rome offers you an ideal escape.
Indeed, locals and tourists alike still find a Vespa ideal for navigating the city; if you want to emulate Hepburn and her co-star Gregory Peck just ensure to have good road sense. Therefore, begin your trip by heading for the Colosseum on Piazalle de Colloseo to soak up its ruined grandeur. Built in 80 AD it c...
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4) Head for the Colosseum When In Rome
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Visitors to Italy may be spoilt for choice when searching for a city to explore - Venice and its canals, the northern cultural and business centre of Turin, Milan and its design and fashion heritage, and the two cultural centres of Naples and Florence. Indeed, they all welcome millions of visitors each year and enjoy world-renowned attractions. In fact, Italy is the fifth most-visited country in the world, with over 43.7 million people choosing to travel there.
For various reas...
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5) Ancient Rome re-created
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Ancient Rome was vividly brought to life in the HBO series of 'Rome' which recently concluded its second season. But how real was the celluloid interpretation of the city during the time of Caesar?
There is no absolute evidence of how the city looked, but Rome's producers gathered a veritable "who's who" of historians to ensure the authenticity of their small-screen city. Thousands of man hours were spent recreating the city based on written accounts from those who lived at the time....
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6) 10,000 years to develop a comfy mattress
Author:
Andrew Regan
Category:
Home and Family
Although now redesigned, refined and vastly improved, there is credible evidence that beds and mattresses were invented during the Neolithic period - also known as the "New" Stone Age - almost 10,000 years ago.
The word mattress is originally derived from an Arabic phrase meaning "to throw and place". Adapted from the Arabic method of sleeping, the Europeans used cushions on the floor, calling it a materas which has eventually evolved to become 'mattress' in the modern English l...
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7) The Last Roman Emperor
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
Education
When Romulus Augustus was appointed emperor of the western Roman Empire he was still just a child and things were not looking good for Rome. By some considered to be the last true western emperor of Rome, sources show that he was emperor for only 10 months and, due to his tender age, was a mere puppet of his father the patrician Orestes after he had led a coup against former ruler Julius Nepos. The tumultuous and short history of Augustus is well known but little is to be found in the first...
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