http://dir.salon.com/topics/rome/?source=rss&aim=rome en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Gary Kamiya Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss 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 King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/maraniss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/maraniss/index.html?source=rss An interview with David Maraniss, whose new book argues that many current Olympic issues can trace their roots to Rome. By Laura Miller Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/01/LeGuin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/05/01/LeGuin/index.html?source=rss 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 Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/rape/index.html?source=rss An Italian politician suggests women wear tracking devices for rescue from rapists. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/06/07/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/06/07/rome/index.html?source=rss 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 Heather Havrilesky Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/26/finales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/26/finales/index.html?source=rss Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/02/13/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/02/13/rome/index.html?source=rss Fueled by obscenity, HBO's series "Rome" shocks us back 2,000 years -- and reflects the horror show in Iraq today. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/01/12/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/01/12/rome/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Follman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/07/pope_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/07/pope_watch/index.html?source=rss This week marks an unprecedented display of ceremony by President Bush and other U.S. politicians in Rome. Good faith, or good politics? By J.A. Getzlaff Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/08/judas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/08/judas/index.html?source=rss Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/05/gladiator/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/05/gladiator/index.html?source=rss We who are about to be bored salute you! Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's Roman bloodfest. By Burt Wolf Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/03/09/birthday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/03/09/birthday/index.html?source=rss Next time you sing "Happy Birthday," you'll know what you're singing about. By Eugene Finerman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/13/vaticany2k/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/13/vaticany2k/index.html?source=rss An open letter to the Holy See offers a simple, levelheaded solution for saving civilization from collapse. By Eugene Finerman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/06/quiz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/06/quiz/index.html?source=rss The game show for everyone, where no contestant is ever wrong! By Donald D. Groff Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/12/02/advisor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/12/02/advisor/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert offers advice on rolling through some European hot spots, plus information on cruising Alaska and Germany's Passion Play 2000. By Amy Reiter Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/11/np1111/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/11/11/np1111/index.html?source=rss 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 Jeff Stark Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/07/27/woodstock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/07/27/woodstock/index.html?source=rss Diary of a Woodstock 99 survivor. By David Downie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/04/02/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/04/02/feature/index.html?source=rss In a city like Rome, renowned for its gastronomical pleasures, Eastertide induces a sort of collective ecstasy of good eating. By Zachary Karabell Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/12/23/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/12/23/feature/index.html?source=rss 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 Fiona Morgan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/11/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/11/feature/index.html?source=rss On a summer stay in Rome, a young American feminist is unexpectedly liberated by the attentions of Italian men.