Rome museums shut down by one-day strike Nov 21, 2008
Also affected is the Ara Pacis Museum, which houses a 2,000-year-old sacrificial altar near the Tiber River. Other tourist magnets, such as the Colosseum, are staying open because they are managed directly by the Italian state. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
State's loophole creates safe haven for child desertion Nov 19, 2008
In Italy, to stop women from ridding themselves of unwanted infants in the Tiber River, Pope Innocent III ordered many orphanages to install a small rotating cylinder, similar to a revolving door, in which a baby could be deposited from the outside and swiveled into the care of nuns inside. These so-called foundling wheels are still visible in some medieval buildings in Italy today, and were a precursor to modern-day baby hatches and safe-haven laws. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Priest faces excommunication Nov 15, 2008
Wearing signs with the names of prominent women from the church s early days, they marched across the Tiber River close to St. Peter s Square. Bourgeois is a member of the Maryknoll religious order. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rome not built in a day, even for Google Earth Nov 14, 2008
The computer-generated images allow visitors to dart across town without the hassle of traffic which clogs contemporary streets, cross the Tiber River, inspect the engraved marble facades and enter 11 buildings including the Senate, Forum of Julius Caesar and the Colosseum. The city's 21-kilometre-long walls have been re-created and pop-up windows provide information on more than 250 sites. (The Age)
Vatican tells workers to stop slacking Nov 5, 2008
The Vatican, located across Rome's Tiber River and home to Pope Benedict XVI, relies on earnings from $1 billion in stocks, bonds, and real estate to top up donations from Catholics around the world. While the Holy See benefited in the 1990s from booming stock markets and a strong dollar, it plunged into the red in 2003 and again in 2007 because of the US currency's tumble. (Boston Globe)
• Catholic women march in Rome for female priesthood Oct 18, 2008
The small group of women representing Catholic organizations from around the world marched across the Tiber River close to St. Peter's Square, some wearing signs with the names of prominent women in the early days of the Roman Catholic Church. "Ordain women! Ordain women!" the women chanted. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Original 'Gladiator' tomb unearthed in Rome Oct 17, 2008
According to Cristiano Ranieri, an archaeologist who led the excavation at the site, the huge fragments belonged to a monumental marble tomb built on the banks of the Tiber River at the end of the second century A.D.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Free and cheap in Rome Sep 6, 2008
CRADLE OF CHRISTIANITY: On the second day of my two-day tour, I head to the Vatican along my favorite route: Crossing the Tiber River across to Castel Sant Angelo, a mausoleum built in 135 A.D., then transformed into a fortress. I then walk down the modern via della Conciliazione into Piazza San Pietro. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Imagined angels and demons and the readers in pursuit Jul 20, 2008
Castel Sant'Angelo on the banks of the Tiber River, now a museum, is also part of the chase. Some readers may be surprised to learn that the Passetto, the secret passageway connecting the castle and the Vatican, is above ground. (Boston Globe)
Italy puts out unwelcome mat for Roma May 22, 2008
A few weeks ago the police shut down a Roma camp on the banks of the Tiber River, below the bridge. Since then, the area has been thick with police. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
‘Weedy little ditch' to become picturesque park May 20, 2008
For those who don't know, the Tiber River in Italy flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Right now it's just a weedy little ditch, said Brock Butts, president of the Winning Communities Committee. (Pekin Times, IL)
Italy's most underappreciated sight Apr 16, 2008
Ostia, at the mouth (ostium) of the Tiber River, was founded around 620 B.C.; its central attraction was the salt gleaned from nearby salt flats, which served as a precious meat preserver. Later, around 400 B.C., Rome conquered Ostia and made it a naval base, complete with a fort. (CNN -- Travel)
When in Rome, visit opera's real-life sites Mar 23, 2008
What you see now: Castel Sant'Angelo is one of Rome's not-to-be-missed sights, on the banks of the Tiber River (and just a 15-minute walk from Palazzo Farnese and Sant'Andrea della Valle). It's been turned into a national museum that even children will love, with everything from displays of armor and piles of stone cannonballs to spooky passageways and ornately decorated rooms. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Does a cave prove Romulus and Remus are no myth? Feb 7, 2008
According to Roman mythology, the twin sons of a priestess and Mars, the god of war, were set adrift in the Tiber River. Instead of drowning, the infants washed ashore. (USA Today -- Tech)
Student, a North Attleboro native, found dead in Italy Jan 27, 2008
A 21-year-old college student from North Attleborough was found dead early Thursday morning near the Tiber River in Rome, where she was studying abroad. Karen M. Young, who graduated in 2005 from Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, had just started a semester-long program with other American students, taking courses in business, Italian, and media arts. (Boston Globe)
Protests prompt Vatican to axe speech Jan 17, 2008
From opposite banks of Rome's Tiber River, the forces of church and state stare at one another in an awkward relationship between the Vatican and the government that has recently been marked with anger and conflict. Monday, the Vatican blinked. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Past and future perfect Jan 12, 2008
It winds its way down to the Tiber River. But it's Santa Sabina that has become my family's sanctuary. (Globe and Mail)
Ancient Roman road gets virtual life Jan 10, 2008
Major stops include Livia's palace, the Milvian Bridge on the Tiber River and a triumphal arch built by the Emperor Constantine. The virtual reconstruction, which cost more than $1. (MSNBC -- Technology)
When In Rome Go Jump Off A Bridge? Jan 2, 2008
Italian Marco Fois dives into the Tiber River from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca). (CBS News)
Big DippersPeople across Europe take the plunge for New Year's Day Jan 2, 2008
A man leaps into Italy's Tiber river from Rome's Cavour bridge during the New Year's Day traditional dives. This swimmer plunged into the North Sea in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, and held aloft the belated symbol of a Christmas tree. (BBC News -- UK)
Europe still struggles to face up to reality Nov 9, 2007
Moving along the Tiber River, they demolished more of the squalid camps, made up of flimsy huts and discarded furniture, as Gypsy families sat forlornly and watched. At the same time, the normally sclerotic Italian political system sprang into action. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Violence as Italy expels migrants Nov 4, 2007
Many of the recent arrivals have come to Rome where they live in sub-human conditions, often by the banks of the Tiber river. Others have made their way to other cities like Milan where the authorities said yesterday that another 12 expulsions had been authorised by judges. (Guardian Unlimited)
Italy Allows EU Expulsions After Attacks Nov 2, 2007
In August, three Romanians allegedly mugged a cyclist along the Tiber River. The cyclist died in early October after weeks in a coma. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Discover the world beneath Oct 10, 2007
Other underground structures like drains in Rome, she said, had been used in ancient Roman times as the main sewer system leading to the Tiber river. In Rome, they also unearthed artefacts such as sculptures and ceramics from previous civilisations. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Lost cityArchaeologists in Italy unearth secrets of an ancient civilisation Oct 5, 2007
Fanum Voltumnae, a shrine, marketplace and Etruscan political centre, was situated in the upper part of the Tiber river valley. It lies at the foot of a huge outcrop of rock, upon which is perched the mediaeval city of Orvieto. (BBC News -- Europe)
Artist's renditions of old Ellicott City get year-round view Jun 22, 2007
"I was fascinated with the local history and the architecture. There is no more magical place, with buildings built into the hills and right over the Tiber River," she said. Now she has reproduced a dozen of its scenes for a 2008 calendar that will be available as of Sunday at an artist's reception at Mat About You Gallery, on Old Columbia Pike above Tongue Row, and afterward at various Main Street shops. (Howard County Times, MD)
Travels through Europe with President Bush Jun 13, 2007
"If Baron Cohen was not involved, surely Ashton Kutcher, star of a well-known MTV practical joke series, was about to jump out and tell Bush "You've been Punk'd"? But as the two leaders proceeded to talk seriously about Kosovo and Albania's mooted entry into Nato it became clear the adulation was serious. Sitting in the audience, Karl Rove, the White House political adviser, must have been thinking how much easier the last two presidential elections would have been had the US taken seriously an... (MSNBC -- Business)
Pope tells Bush he’s alarmed about worrying situation’ in Iraq Jun 10, 2007
Police in patrol boats plied the Tiber River, which bisects the city, and a fleet of helicopters thumped overhead all day long.. Most of the show of force was in anticipation of possibly violent reactions to Bush s presence in Italy. (Montana Standard, MT)
Anti-Bush protests in Rome after Pope meeting Jun 10, 2007
The incident was far from where Bush was staying at the U.S. ambassador's residence in another quarter of the city and on the other side of the Tiber River from the. Vatican. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Pope tells Bush he wants regional fix for Mideast Jun 10, 2007
The incident was far from where Mr. Bush was staying at the U.S. ambassador's residence in another quarter of the city and on the other side of the Tiber River from the Vatican. The highlight of Mr. Bush's day was his first-ever meeting with Pop Benedict, a fellow religious conservative, in the Vatican. (Globe and Mail)
Experiencing Rome's culture 'in situ' May 10, 2007
Pausing midstream, I remember that 200 worshippers drowned during a similar papal event in the year 1450, as the crowd surged over this bridge, knocking pilgrims into the Tiber River. I'm thankful they've renovated the venerable bridge with a tall and sturdy stone railing. (CNN -- Travel)
Pope: 'How much suffering' in the world Apr 8, 2007
The boulevard leading from the Tiber River to the square was filled with languages as tourists, toting backpacks and wearing hats against the sunshine, headed toward the Mass site. After Sunday's events, Benedict heads to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, in the Alban Hills south of Rome, for a few days of rest. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Commercial Fora in Ancient Rome Mar 27, 2007
It was located near the Tiber River, which allowed ships from all over the known world to dock in order to sell their wares. This was the most important port in Rome, and the oldest forum in the city, dating back to the early Republican period. (Suite101.com)
'I was there'The BBC's David Willey recalls the birth of the European Union Mar 23, 2007
The Tiber River God, however, still reclined leaning against his cornucopia, near the entrance to the building, exactly as he does today. I showed my press pass, passed inside, and began to take notes. (BBC News -- Europe)
Italy: Rome travel facts & trivia Mar 14, 2007
Isola Tiberina, in the middle of the Tiber river, is the world s smallest inhabited island. It wouldn t be without pasta, and therefore it s fitting that the capital plays host to the National Pasta Museum. (Suite101.com)
Eternal love padlocks spark a row in the Eternal City Mar 2, 2007
He has introduced fines for anyone leaving a padlock on a lamp post on the Ponte Milvio, over the Tiber river. Many young lovers have hung padlocks there, throwing the keys in the Tiber, so the lamp post is laden with them. (BBC News)
Artisanal soaps offer a natural way to come clean Feb 20, 2007
After rain washed melted animal fats and wood ashes into the clay soil along the Tiber river below, women could gather the clay and use it as a cleaning agent, according to the Soap and Detergent Association. Interestingly, other sources say that Mount Sappo itself is mythical. (Quad-Cities Online)
Quick Guide and Transcript Feb 16, 2007
ECCLESTON: The fabled Lupercale: the cave where ancient Romans believed a wolf nursed the city's legendary founders Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of the god Mars who were abandoned on the banks of the Tiber River. ENRICO BRUSCHINI, ART HISTORIAN: The she-wolf saw the babies and she suckled the babies and the babies were milked and they became men in a cave. (CNN -- Education)
Rome's Jews Combat Rising Rents, Loan Sharks to Stave Off Ghetto Exodus Feb 7, 2007
No more than 300 Jews still live in the Ghetto, once a poor, flood-prone area near the Tiber River that has become fashionable with professionals and celebrities. Many of those who remain have been forced to take out high-interest loans to pay rising rents. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Sacred Cave of Rome's Founders Discovered, Archaeologists Say Jan 27, 2007
" Ancient Legend According to myth, Lupercale is where a she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of the war god Mars and mortal priestess Rhea Silvia, who had been abandoned in a cradle on the bank of the Tiber River. The cave's name, in fact, comes from the Latin word for wolf, lupus. The brothers are said to have later founded Rome on April 21, 753 B.C., at the site. But they eventually fought for the leadership of the new city, and Romulus killed his brother. That didn't stop the... (National Geographic)
Get Ready To Rome Jan 18, 2007
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Reporters on the Job Jan 3, 2007
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