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    Ancient Roman Slave Cemetery Found at Ostia Antica

    Judith Harris(June 16, 2008)
    The little community of slaves laboring at the port at Ancient Ostia, at the mouth of the Tiber River, was desperately poor, but when the eight-year-old boy died, they endowed his tomb with a delicate necklace of tiny seashells and worked beads of bone and imported amber.
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    Bush's Roman Holiday

    Maria Rita Latto(June 14, 2008)
    President Bush goes to Rome and contends with an angry populace. Beyond the protests already timed for his arrival, the President's security needs and emergency plans disrupt an entire city, and only add to the popular ire. His "Roman holiday" turns out to be anything but...
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    A War President Who Wasn't a Loser and His Trip to Italy

    Rodrigo Praino(June 13, 2008)
    Woodrow Wilson may have been a "war President", as Bush is today, but when it came to earning international approval, Wilson had the significant advantage of winning his war. When he traveled to Italy, the spoils of victory came in the form of unending popular praise and streams of flowers
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    Once Upon a Time, the President Rode into Italy on a Sea of Love

    Rodrigo Praino(June 09, 2008)
    Bush is taking off for his European farewell tour but it looks as though the President won't be getting a rock star's welcome from the people, in Italy or elsewhere. Beyond the platitudes and hand shakes from heads of state is the soaring disapproval of many Europeans themselves. We examine how almost 100 years ago, before the seemingly irreparable debacles of this administration, an American President traveling to Italy could, if anything, count on a veritable lovefest of popular support
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    Talking Italy

    The Editors(June 02, 2008)
    As a contribution to the celebration of Italy's National Day, i-Italy goes to print with a special issue dedicated to Italy’s culture and language.

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