The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it.
By Gary Kamiya Jul 22, 2008
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An interview with David Maraniss, whose new book argues that many current Olympic issues can trace their roots to Rome.
By King Kaufman
August 7, 2008
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The unlikely heroine of "Lavinia" leaps out of the Aeneid and brings an ancient culture -- deeply bound by "duty, order and justice" -- to life.
By Laura Miller
May 1, 2008
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An Italian politician suggests women wear tracking devices for rescue from rapists.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
April 22, 2008
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Hollowed out by arrogance, corruption and a bloated military, the greatest empire the world has ever known fell. Is America doomed to follow in its footsteps?
By Gary Kamiya
June 7, 2007
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Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 26, 2007
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Fueled by obscenity, HBO's series "Rome" shocks us back 2,000 years -- and reflects the horror show in Iraq today.
By Gary Kamiya
February 13, 2007
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HBO's "Rome" teeters between barbarity and civility in the wake of Caesar's death, but its focus feels too narrow for such an epic tale.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 12, 2007
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This week marks an unprecedented display of ceremony by President Bush and other U.S. politicians in Rome. Good faith, or good politics?
By Mark Follman
April 7, 2005
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Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment.
By J.A. Getzlaff
May 8, 2000
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We who are about to be bored salute you! Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's Roman bloodfest.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 5, 2000
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Next time you sing "Happy Birthday," you'll know what you're singing about.
By Burt Wolf
March 9, 2000
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An open letter to the Holy See offers a simple, levelheaded solution for saving civilization from collapse.
By Eugene Finerman
December 13, 1999
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The game show for everyone, where no contestant is ever wrong!
By Eugene Finerman
December 6, 1999
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Our travel expert offers advice on rolling through some European hot spots, plus information on cruising Alaska and Germany's Passion Play 2000.
By Donald D. Groff
December 2, 1999
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Michael Jackson IS Poe; MTV rocks vote, kids vote rock; and artist Mark Kostabi mortified over -- oops! -- premature communication. Plus: This is Newt on a budget.
By Amy Reiter
November 11, 1999
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Diary of a Woodstock 99 survivor.
By Jeff Stark
July 27, 1999
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In a city like Rome, renowned for its gastronomical pleasures, Eastertide induces a sort of collective ecstasy of good eating.
By David Downie
April 2, 1999
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At Christmas in the Eternal City, a seeker of truth discovers that sometimes the
answer you don't get is the one you need. Zachary Karabell journeys to Rome at Christmas in a quest to find God -- and receives an unexpected reward.
By Zachary Karabell
December 23, 1998
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On a summer stay in Rome, a young American feminist is unexpectedly liberated by the attentions of Italian men.
By Fiona Morgan
March 11, 1998
Roman holiday
1960: The birth of today's games
Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates early Rome
Ladies, fight rape with ankle bracelets
"Are We Rome?"
I Like to Watch
History that hurts
There's no place like Rome
Cashing in on the Pope's funeral?
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