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The Pantheon. What a wonderful structure. Despite being busy it felt relatively calm. #Speirgorm #Rome

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Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

"An ingeniously constructed standalone short story that incorporates Piper’s usual fusion of intriguing mystery, suspense, danger, awful bad guys, wit, red-hot sensuality, beautiful women, and ruthless amorality."

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#FREE #Thriller #Rome

Piazza Navona, Senate Building (some head dude is turning up soon but they turfed us out of the exclusion zone - seems to be a busy political day with carabinieri and plain clothes dudes everywhere), men with swords, Galleria Sordi . #Speirgorm #Rome

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Modern language: “If objective laws govern reality, ignorance of them does not exempt you from their consequences.”
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#London #Paris #Berlin #Madrid #Rome #Vienna #Brussels #Amsterdam #Dublin #Lisbon #Copenhagen

15 Sept 1608: After a two month illness, d. Cathbarr Ó Domhnaill or Caffar O'Donnell brother to Ruaidhrí the Earl of Tyrconnell in #Rome #otd He is buried with the other exile Ulster grandees in S. Pietro in Montorio (Quinok)

Armando Al Pantheon. Roman food. Bring your appetite because the portions are large - especially the lamb. Booked this on the basis of a "local guide" blog post. €121 Next availability three weeks....

#Rome #Speirgorm

A first for us - wine from the Alto Adige / Süd Tirol. Very nice..12% ,.light in colour. #Rome #Speirgorm

Basilica of Martyred Saints Vitale e Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio. Beautiful unassuming exterior, gorgeous panelled ceiling, horrendous paint job and the worst of plaster statues. #Rome #Speirgorm

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Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

"Not the sort of thing that I usually read, but I enjoyed it so much that I immediately bought the first book in the main series." - D.J. Edwards, author.

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#Mustread #CrimeFiction #Rome #Thriller #DanielBeckett

Celebrating the Roman Empire is a character flaw.

#SPQR was a psychotic operation, driven by lust for power, wealth, relevance. #Rome's leaders were insecure, seeking to fill voids thru conquest and self-serving narratives.

Of course Zuck is "obsessed." He's Rome. Carthage must be destroyed. Ass.

Every story has two sides. After 2000 years, isn't it time we heard his?

SON OF ROME: mybook.to/0HMl
SECOND IN COMMAND: mybook.to/FQ9CeKf
SOLDIER OF FATE: mybook.to/5bIc

#BookSky #Rome #RomanHIstory #RomanWorld #AncientHistory #AncientRome #AncientWorld #Classics

For #MosaicMonday, a colossal discovery. This is the Great #Mosaic, which I visited last Tuesday beneath the #BathsofTrajan in #Rome. Though fragmentary, this wall mosaic almost defies comprehension due to its quality and vastness. Let's have a look. #AncientBluesky 🏺🧵