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Archaeologists excavating a site in central Rome say they've uncovered what may be oldest known temple from Roman antiquity.And the dig was particularly challenging because the temple lies below the water table.   The temple – the foundations of which are below the water line — was probably dedicated to the goddess Fortuna. The archaeologica...

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  StWTI Magazine #46    2014 October, 29Author : Matthew Lofstrom      Translation by:   Since I began learning about Italy as a child, the city of Rome has always interested me and it was my dream to someday make here to experience all of the art and history that this bustling city has to offer. I have now been living in Rome for 6 weeks and th...

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by Claudia Astarita Getting married among the everlasting beauties of Rome is a quite popular dream that might become true. Either you think about the Colosseum or the Imperial Fora, Domus Aurea or Villa Borghese, the eternal city stands as an amazing place where to celebrate an "unforgettable day" of many women's life.   Even more memora...

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di Raffaella Aronica   Ha un passato da italiano all'estero e non solo nella sua veste di diplomatico. È nato in Belgio e cresciuto in Germania, dove il padre svolgeva servizio presso la nostra rappresentanza. E con questo "spirito" il vice ministro agli Affari Esteri Bruno Archi, che ha la delega per gli italiani nel mondo, ha partecipato a...

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Alla virologa Ilaria Capua l'Excellence Award 2014 nel campo della Microbiologia Clinica e Malattie Infettive. Il prestigioso riconoscimento è stato attribuito alla ricercatrice , nata a Roma nel 1966 e padovana di adozione, dall'ESCMID, la Società Europea di Microbiologia Clinica e Malattie Infettive. Capua è la prima donna europea a ricevere il P...

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A new railway link will directly connect Rome airport and the main cities in central and northern Italy. It will take 2 hours and 14 minutes to arrive in Florence and 2 hours 59 to get to Bologna, while a longer ride would be required to Padua (3 hours and 57 minutes) and Venice (4 hours and 12 minutes).   The new high-speed routes will star...

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Italy is turning to the private sector to try to increase the profitability of some of its cultural treasures, including the Uffizi gallery in Florence and Borghese gallery in Rome.   Under a new initiative sponsored by the government of the prime minister, Matteo Renzi, Italy's cultural centres are likely to begin to look more like other gr...

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by Nicoletta Cottone   Visitors to the Jubilee, which starts in Rome this December, will need to present a pass in order to enter the Porta Santa (holy door) of the Basilica of San Pietro in Rome. The goal is to avoid massive queues and chaos and be able to adjust on-site security to the number of people expected. Starting in October, p...

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by Chiara Beghelli   The project was announced in March 2014, but now it's ready to go. In a very warm Roman morning, Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of jewelry company Bulgari, together with the Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, inaugurated the restoration works of the Spanish Steps, one of the most iconic and loved places in the city.   Bul...

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di Emma Bonino   Signor Presidente del Consiglio, Cari Ambasciatori, gentili ospiti, sono molto lieta di darvi il benvenuto oggi a questa decima Conferenza degli Ambasciatori d'Italia nel mondo. Quando l'anno scorso ho assistito alla sessione inaugurale della Conferenza, alla presenza del Signor Presidente della Repubblica, non avr...

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