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Gentleman tries to escape police by swimming away - in Rome's Trevi Fountain (he doesn't get very far)
A New Zealand gentleman tried to escape police in Rome - by swimming away in the city's iconic Trevi Fountain. But he didn't ...
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Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists
In the age of the Roman Empire, the Roman elite built mansions, or villas, around Lake Fusaro because of its hot springs and favorable weather. And it appears due to the same phenomenon that they sunk ...
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Visitors to get rare view of Rome's Trevi Fountain
The 18th-century fountain stars in to the most famous scene in Federico Fellini's film "La Dolce Vita", when actress Anita Ekberg takes a dip. Now it is besieged with tourists most days.
The haughty European empress who turned diplomacy into a dance
The 18th-century reign of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, was a blend of crafty statesmanship, ugly anti-Semitism and ...
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Why some places drive on the left side of the road
The practice is believed to date back to ancient Rome. Romans steered their carts ... In the US, right-hand traffic goes back to the 18th century. Freight wagons were pulled by teams of horses.
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Tourist who dived into Trevi Fountain while on run from police fined
A spokesperson for Rome’s Capital Police told CNN that “alcohol was definitely involved” in the man’s choice to jump into the 18th-century water feature. The fountain-diving tourist was ...