Colosseum

Is The Colosseum Falling Apart?

AP | Posted 02.27.2012

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ROME — Italy's culture ministry said Wednesday that it is investigating reports that bits of rock have fallen from the Colosseum. Witnesses rep...

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PHOTOS 'The Sinner's Grand Tour': 10 Sexy Places The Guidebooks Won't Tell You About

Tony Perrottet | Posted 07.27.2011

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Tony Perrottet

I've never been much interested in going to the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Colosseum, or any of the standard tourist draws in Europe.

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Tips on Roamin' Around Rome

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Schulman

Legions of people from faraway places still pass through the Roman gates, but now they're mainly tourists. It's tough deciding what to see first. The Vatican City? The Colosseum?

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Last Look: Style News You Might Have Missed (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome to Last Look, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what else happe...

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Italian Leather Mogul To Restore Crumbling Colosseum

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — The founder of Tod's luxury leather goods and shoes announced Friday that he will foot the ?25 million ($34 million) to restore the Colos...

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Beatles At Washington Colosseum Puts Shea To Shame

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Darin Murphy

Their movies and countless still images are proof that they were the most photogenic foursome in history. Their records speak for themselves, possess...

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Vespasian Birthplace: Roman Emperor's 2000-Year-Old Villa Unearthed Near Cittareale

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colos...

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Jackson Media Miscoverage: Our Modern-Day "Bread and Circuses"

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Mann

If you needed any proof that we are now officially an entertainment-driven culture, the embarrassing spectacle of fawning coverage of the popular song-and-dance man's passing provided it.

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The New Colosseum: The Internet

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Arnold

The mob has no respect for Elizbaeth's decisions about her own private life. The blogosphere will support or condemn her, according to the dictates of its own mob-heated blood lust.

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