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Ever since Homer called it "the navel of the sea," Malta has been an island in search of an umbilical cord. 'Alone and vulnerable in the Mediterranean, 150 miles south of Italy, the rock (9 by 17 miles) has no economic value. But a fine deep harbor on its...
Europe's liveliest public show these days is broad, tree-shaded Via Veneto, which runs from Rome's Piazza Barberini to the ancient Roman Gate of Pinciana. Its wide sidewalks are speckled with bright umbrellas and gay, colored tables. Its curbs are flanked by fashionable hotels and shops...
Beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of one of Rome's proudest 16th century families, had just taken her first lover. The scene: a heap of empty sacks in the wine cellar. The man: her father's steward. "Time passed. She heard the drops clicking rhythmically from a spigot. The...
6,000 Years of Beer. Anheuser-Busch's brewing process is no secret. Beer is one of the oldest of all drinks. The ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks made it, and the Romans found beer in the farthest reaches of their empire. But in modern days, not even an...
Heritage v. Histrionics. In 65 days he was master of all Italy. As his troops swaggered into Rome, they sang: "Home we bring the bald adulterer. Romans, lock your wives away." A cowed Senate voted him dictator-for-life. Caesar was supreme and lorded it over his social peers, showing...