Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tweets of this week - August 23-29

Monday
According to tradition 2day Vesuvium destroyed Pompei in 79AD. Learn how Roman delicacy garum helps to confirm this date http://tr.im/wYkB

Tuesday
The tomatoes "a' piennolo" (pendulum) are the secret to cook the real Neapolitan Pizza http://tr.im/l0M8

Wednesday
The fascinating biography of one of the most controversial XVIII century men: the Count of Cagliostro http://tr.im/x8aR

Visiting the earthquake area in Abruzzo: this is S. Demetrio ne' Vestini http://twitpic.com/fbcdh

Thursday
Want to speak Latin? Try the easier Latino sine flexione invented in 1903 by the Italian prominent mathematician G. Peano http://tr.im/xeAe

Friday
The chilly wind Tramontana owes its name to the small town of Tramonti on the Amalfi Coast. It's "the wind from Tramonti".

Saturday
Cortona, #Italy spotlights historic books outlawed during their day for their radical ideas http://tr.im/xp3R

Dante's mentor Guido Cavalcanti is widely regarded as the first major italian poet. Look at his original "anatomy of love" http://tr.im/xp9G

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