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Thousands of Romans had worked as extras during the filming in 1950, and although a good many came mainly to see themselves and their friends on the screen ("Look, there's Uncle Giulio!" cried one), most stayed and enjoyed the picture.
The women in the parade were slim and graceful, furled like striped umbrellas into acres of cotton cloth-some green, some plum, some crimson, and all decorated with patterns of elephants, tropical fish, signs of the zodiac and portraits of the late King George VI. The men, short, square and...
The red corduroy walls of Rome's smart Obelisco Gallery have seen some unusual exhibits lately-churches in flames, frolicking priests, transparent cats gorged on mice and flowers. But last week's show topped them all. Gallery Owner Gaspero del Corso had reached out to Belgium and brought...
Pieces of Ivory. The book was a critical success. It was a mannered, exotic tale about a circle of aristocrats "so powerful and exclusive that . . . Romans refer to them with bated breath." ("Tell Mr. Wilder," said one of the high-born ladies with some amusement, "that we are not really...
Public health in Winslow's youth was largely limited to water supply and sewage disposal (both of which the Romans had been good at 2,000 years earlier), plus vaccinations against smallpox and faltering efforts to halt the spread of infectious diseases. Biologist Winslow, who lists himself as a...