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Season's Greetings
Base of Trajan's Column

Romeartlover takes a break and will be back in 2009.

December 20, 2008
: Introduction, Roman Memories, Hagia Sophia and Byzantine Heritage.

Flood
IInd century bridge copes with XXIst century carelessness: Ponte degli Angeli withstood the impact of poorly moored boats during a heavy flood. See a page on When the Tiber grows

December 13, 2008
Celebrating Eritrean Michaelmas in Rome.

December 6, 2008
Towns in the Valleys of the Blue, Red and Green Rivers: Niksar, Hattusa and Yazilikaya.

November 29, 2008
Embassy-hunting in Parioli (to see where the wealthy live).

November 22, 2008
Towns in Valleys of the Blue, Red and Green Rivers: Tokat, Turhal and Zile.

November 15, 2008
Bartolomeo Pinelli's Other Scenes of Ordinary Life.

Berlusconi

November 8, 2008
Towns in the Valleys of the Blue, Red and Green Rivers: Taskopru and Amasya.

November 1, 2008
Bartolomeo Pinelli's Scenes of Ordinary Life.

October 25, 2008
Towns in the Valleys of the Blue, Red and Green Rivers: Introduction, Safranbolu and Kastamonu.

October 18, 2008
Bartolomeo Pinelli's Picturesque Brigands.

October 11, 2008
Legs of the Silk Road: Bukhara, Khiva and Chakhrisabz.

October 4, 2008
The Angel's Views: Rome seen from Castel Sant'Angelo.

September 27, 2008
Legs of the Silk Road: Introduction and Samarkand.

September 20, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Churches of Monti.

August 30, 2008
On the Long Road: Sivas and Divrigi.

August 23, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Churches of Ripa and Campitelli.

August 16, 2008
On the Long Road: Cappadocian "must see": Goreme, Uchisar, Cavusin and Ihlara Valley.

August 9, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Churches in the Bend of the Tiber.

August 2, 2008
On the Long Road: On the Road to Nigde (Voices from the Past), Nigde and Kayseri.
In addition a Map of the Republic of Turkey showing all the locations covered in this website.

July 26, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Churches near Via del Corso.

July 19, 2008
On the Long Road: Seljuk Towns in Asia Minor.

July 12, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Churches of Trastevere and Borgo.

July 5, 2008
Where the End Began: Adrianopolis/Edirne.

June 28, 2008
A 1588 Guide to Rome: The Seven Churches.

June 7, 2008
They Went to the Theatre: Antalya, Perge, Side and just a bit of Aspendos!

May 31, 2008
They Went to the Theatre: Antiphellos, Simena, Myra and Termessos.

May 24, 2008

Fireworks at Castel Sant'Angelo
After 170 years Baroque fireworks returned to Castel Sant'Angelo.

May 24, 2008
Roman Plaques

May 17, 2008
They went to the Theatre: Xanthos, Letoon and Patara.

May 10, 2008
Grand View of Rome from Villa Lante.

May 3, 2008
They Went to the Theatre: Kaunos, Telmessos and Tlos.

April 26, 2008
Modern Churches in Historical Rome.

April 19, 2008
They Went to the Theatre: Iassos, Euromos and Milas.

April 14, 2008 (early afternoon)

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(left) A BBC journalist is about to interview Mr Vannino Chiti (Democratic Party) after the first results of the national polls indicate Mr Berlusconi is winning the election; (centre) no supporters in the square in front of S. Anastasia where the headquarters of the Democratic Party are located; (right) Mr Silvio Berlusconi.

April 12, 2008
Days of Peace: A Special Spring Weekend.

April 5, 2008
They Went to the Theatre.

March 29, 2008
A Winter View of Rome from Giardino degli Aranci.

March 22, 2008
City of Twin Domes.

March 15, 2008
Days of Peace: Attending a Funeral ..and enjoying it!.

February 23, 2008
A Lonely Town.

February 16, 2008
Construction Techniques in Ancient Rome.

February 9, 2008
Land of the Cesi.

February 2, 2008
Branching off Via Flaminia.

January 26, 2008
An Ancient Mall.

January 19, 2008
Roman Landlords.

January 12, 2008
Palaces of the Emperors.

January 5, 2008
Angkor in 3 Days - Day three.

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