ROME - The Turkish Ambassador to Italy, Murat Salim Esenli, spoke at a conference on Wednesday about Turkey’s success as a world power, in light of recent media criticism.

ROME - Ancient historians rejoice as part of Emperor Caligula’s ship deck has returned home to Italy, and will be settled in the Roman Navy Museum of Nemi.

ROME - The exhibition of Monet, held in Rome from 19 Oct.  to 11 Feb.

ROME - After a Spanish tourist was killed by a piece of fallen masonry at the Holy Cross Basilica in Florence on Thursday, reports have emerged of other attractions which are at risk of l

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s office have put out a statement saying that Gentiloni is prepared to protect the independence of the Bank of Italy.

ROME - “To have a penis is to be chained to a madman” wrote Sophocles more than 2500 years ago. He was right then and he is still right today.

ROME - I showed up to the Teatro Piccolo Eliseo knowing next to nothing about the show I was about to see.

ROME - Discovering good narration on ancient women is like finding a female with which Zeus wasn’t enamoured: extremely rare, and when finally sought, perpetually coated in tropes.

ROME - My phone died on the way to 6° Senso, I forgot the name of the road and embarked in an aimless meandering through the streets between the Spanish steps and Piazza del Popolo.

ROME - There will potentially be a 24 hour transport strike in Rome and surrounding areas on Friday, Oct. 13.

ROME - At university I drank gin and tonic, discerning only the drinkable from the undrinkable.

 ROME -- Kevin Murray is an Australian painter who has lived and worked in Rome for most of his life.

ROME- A court, presided over by Laura Di Girolamo, sentenced seven members of the Spada crime family.

ROME - According to the Minister of the Economy, Pier Carlo Padoan, the recovery of the Italian economy is “gaining robustness.” Padoan was speaking at a hearing at Def.

ROME– A press conference was held Tuesday in advance of the partial opening of the fourth and fifth levels of the Colosseum after more than 40 years of closure.

ROME - The annual monologue show of the English Theatre of Rome was delightfully more creative than the title suggests.

ROME - In a telegram addressed to the Bishop of Las Vegas, Pope Francis expressed his condolences with those wounded or killed from the shooting on Sunday night.

ROME – The National Gallery of Modern Art emerges into view from the gardens of Villa Borghese, a stunning building of classical grandeur.

ROME - Italy has confirmed the decision to expel the ambassador of North Korea. This was announced by the Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano, in an interview after the U.N.

ROME - The Palladium Theatre, once a historical cinema, still reverberates with the elegant charm of the silent era.

ROME - The Rome Prosecutor's Office has requested that the Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, be indicted for an alleged falsehood in a current investigation.