Category Archives: English

The Gladiators

Posted on September 28, 2018 by babbityjean

The following article, translated from the Italian, was reported in La Repubblica.it in January 2005. “The Gladiators faked fighting” New theory of an archaeologist To die at the Colosseum? For a gladiator it would be much more likely to be … Continue reading →

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Among the Saints

Posted on September 20, 2018 by babbityjean

There are more statues on Milan’s Duomo than any other building in the world.  So I guess it’s not surprising that after more than 3,000 apostles, saints, martyrs, popes, and bishops, stone carvers got creative with their subject matter.  There … Continue reading →

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The Real Little Italy in the Bronx

Posted on September 13, 2018 by babbityjean

Once upon a time there was Little Italy in Manhattan, home to thousands of Italians who had emigrated there from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s.  Most came from southern Italy:  the Sicilians settled on Elizabeth Street, the Neapolitans … Continue reading →

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