Category Archives: Roma

The Renaissance of Italian Sport

Posted on July 29, 2021 by babbityjean

Wembley Stadium, London, July 11, 2021.  The Euro 2020 soccer competition was delayed one year because of the pandemic.  Now the day of the final had arrived.  The noise in Wembley Stadium was deafening.  The crowd was probably 5-1 for … Continue reading →

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“De mortuis nihil nisi bonum”: “dei morti niente (si dica) se non bene”.

Posted on July 8, 2021 by babbityjean

Questo post è basato sull’articolo “Light in the Palazzo” di Ingrid D. Rowland, apparso sulla rivista New York Review of Books. È il secondo, dei tre articoli sui marmi Torlonia Nel Libro d’ Oro della Nobiltà Italiana, il nome della … Continue reading →

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De mortuis nihil bonum: Of the dead (say) nothing by good

Posted on July 8, 2021 by babbityjean

This post is based on the article, “Light in the Palazzo” by Ingrid D. Rowland in the New York Review of Books.  It is the second of three installments on the Torlonia marbles. In the Golden Book of Italian Nobility, … Continue reading →

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