PREHISTORIC treasures unearthed in the Alps as melting glaciers recede are under threat from looters who are removing many of them. Such is the concern for the newly revealed objects - which include weapons, clothing and tools - that a taskforce of archeologists, anthropologists, mountain climbers and Alpine rescue teams has been formed in an...
Sword and sandal class? Only in gladiator school 
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
ROME — Sometimes a guy just has to ungird his inner gladiator. Sergio Iacomoni used to look up from his desk at Banca d'Italia and...
FICTION Lavinia finds Rome, and vice-versa
Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
LAVINIA By Ursula K. Le Guin Harcourt, 272 pages, $26.95 There was a time when every educated person was expected to know The Aeneid. Virgil's epic relates the odyssey of Aeneas, who flees the destruction of Troy with a...
Southern California community is home to Disneyland and a springboard to 34 cities
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Call it a tale of two, three, four, or better yet, 34 different cities. Anaheim -- home to Disneyland and Mickey, the mouse who rules the house -- in the heart of Orange County is an excellent starting point to get that...
400th anniversary bash means a busy summer for all
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Published: Saturday, April 19, 2008 The changing of the guard at the Citadel by the Vandoos, the Royal 22nd Regiment, in their red jackets and bearskin hats, is one of the colourful displays in Quebec City. But this year...
