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Pirates of the Colosseum? Rome plans theme park

ROME (Reuters) - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the splendor of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art treasures, what does Italy's capital lack to attract tourists?

Picasso's interwar work in Rome

(ANSA) - Rome, October 9 - Rome is opening its doors on a major new exhibition devoted to the interwar work of Cubist master Pablo Picasso.

Cradle of Rome Coming to the Nintendo DS

D3Publisher is announcing that the Nintendo DS will be receiving a port of the already popular PC game Cradle of Rome, which will sport some 100 levels that will present various strategic challenges that can be overcome through various puzzle games. Development duties on the title are handled by cerasus.media and Cradle of Rome will likely launch on the North American market on November 18.

D3Publisher Announces Cradle of Rome for Nintendo...

LOS ANGELES--The Ancient Roman Empire will rise again when D3Publisher (D3P) brings the well known PC casual games brand Cradle of Rome to Nintendo DS™ this fall. Players will re-create the legendary city of old using a unique variation of the much loved Match-3 puzzle mechanic to build more than 20 masterpieces of the Ancient Roman architecture. More than 100 mind-bending levels, each with its own puzzle board design, will call for players to use a different strategy each time to build and conquer their way to become Emperor. Cradle of Rome is slated to ship to North American retail stores on November 18, 2008.

Rome plays host to the Festival of Music and Sacred Art

The Festival of Music and Sacred Art in Rome aims at presenting the Foundation’s institutional activities which are the restoration of precious works of religious art housed in the patriarchal Roman basilicas where the concerts take place.

Rome: New English Orchestra and Singers at the Pantheon

The New English Orchestra and Singers gave a series of memorable Recreatios - times of rest and refreshment - in the world famous Roman Pantheon and at the British Embassy to the Holy See during a successful visit to Rome.

New bacteria species found in Rome's tombs

Italian scientists say they have discovered two new species of bacteria growing on the walls of some of Rome's ancient tombs.

St. Michael Prize Highlights Faith-Art Link

ROME, OCT. 3, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The feast of the Archangels is celebrated Sept. 29 all over Italy for many reasons. Besides being the birthday of Caravaggio, in Loreto they hail Gabriel and the Annunciation, while in Rome we recall Michael's intervention in 590 that rechristened Hadrian's tomb into the Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel).

Art School focuses on works of ancient Rome

Art League Houston Announces Early Registration for Spring Art Classes Opens this Week Houston, TX - February 26, 2008

Italy: Art springs to life in gardens near Rome

Renaissance artistry blooms at Villa Lante, Bomarzo, Ninfa and other elaborate landscapes just a drive away from the Vatican.

Italy: Art springs to life in gardens near Rome

Renaissance artistry blooms at Villa Lante, Bomarzo, Ninfa and other elaborate landscapes just a drive away from the Vatican.

Economy minister says Italian banks sound

ROME, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Italian banks have not engaged in creative financing or other risky financial operations and thus are more sound that those in other western countries, Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti said on Thursday.

Wine on tap blamed on plumbing error

ROME, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Some homes in the Italian town of Marino had wine instead of water coming from their taps because of a plumbing mistake, residents say.

Comic escapes prosecution for insulting pope

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian comic who said Pope Benedict would be punished in hell for the church's treatment of homosexuals was spared possible prosecution on Thursday when the government blocked an investigation against her.

Comic escapes prosecution for insulting pope

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian comic who said Pope Benedict would be punished in hell for the church's treatment of homosexuals was spared possible prosecution on Thursday when the government blocked an investigation against her.

Winner of free funeral in Italy 'has not claimed prize'

ROME (AFP) - The winner of a free funeral has not turned up to claim his prize after ticket number 11 was chosen in a raffle in southern Italy, an

Terminally ill Italian woman awakened from coma to marry longtime partner

ROME - An Italian newspaper says a terminally ill woman was briefly awoken from an induced coma to get married.

Crucified frog sculpture still displayed despite pope's anger

ROME (AP) _ An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials.

Woman wearing veil told to leave Italian museum

ROME (Reuters) - The head of one of Venice's most prestigious museums apologized on Wednesday to a Muslim woman asked to leave the building by a guard because she was wearing a veil over her face.

Pope angry over crucified green frog sculpture

ROME (Reuters) - A modern art sculpture portraying a crucified green frog holding a beer mug and an egg that Pope Benedict has condemned as blasphemous may have its days numbered.

Museum head apologizes for treatment of woman wearing Islamic veil

ROME: The head of one of the most prestigious museums in Venice apologized Wednesday to a Muslim woman who had been asked by a guard to leave the building because she was wearing a veil over her face.

No nuns on catwalk, priest stops "beauty contest"

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian priest who had planned an online "pageant" for nuns has suspended the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of putting sisters on a beauty catwalk.

Italian priest organizes beauty contest for nuns

ROME -- An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.

Online Backup in Public Beta for Linux

Rome, Italy – The public beta version of Memopal for Linux is now downloadable. This launch was timed to almost immediately follow the release of the MAC version. As such, it is part of a wider strategy, the goal of which is to make Online Backup available to as many operating systems as possible. The developers of Memopal are, in fact, already working on software for iPhones,which will be available soon.

Memopal: Online Backup in Public Beta for Linux

ROME and SAN FRANCISCO, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The public beta version of Memopal for Linux is now downloadable. This launch was timed to almost immediately follow the release of the MAC version. As such, it is part of a wider strategy, the goal of which is to make Online Backup available to as many operating systems as possible. The developers of Memopal are, in fact, already working on software for iPhones, which will be available soon. "Our goal is to make Online Backup available to anyone, regardless of which operating system, device, or language they use. We are thus not ruling out a future release of an Open Source solution or an API," said Mr. Marco Trombetti, CEO. The Linux version represents an opportunity to interface continuously with users, developers and systems engineers.

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