Saturday, June 29, 2013

Friday, June 28, 2013

Was born on June 28 1867: Luigi Pirandello

Was born on June 28 1867: Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936) http://t.co/hKpraD5ogn

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Scenes from a Red City

Scenes from a Red City http://zite.to/120KYIG #photogallery about #Bologna

Monday, June 24, 2013

Sunday, June 23, 2013

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In Italy, Two Breasts Are Better Than One: Fashion Shows http://zite.to/10ItK88

Was born on June 23 47 BC: Caesarion

Was born on June 23 47 BC: Caesarion, Egyptian son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra http://t.co/WsAcuuFXhJ

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Can you guess what the Summer Solstice...

Can you guess what the Summer Solstice, a Gnomon, Mr. Toscanelli and Florence, Italy have in common? http://zite.to/19ddSOD

Friday, June 21, 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Inside The Argentario Resort Golf & Spa

Design & Luxury in Coastal Tuscany: Inside The Argentario Resort Golf & Spa http://zite.to/11kKf8J

Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian Renaissance music printer

Was born on June 18 1466: Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian Renaissance music printer http://t.co/Bn44HoNoTu

Monday, June 17, 2013

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Rome's Guilty Pleasure: Walking the EUR

Rome's Guilty Pleasure: Walking the EUR, Built for Mussolini's World's Fair That Never Was http://zite.to/199MhKs

Friday, June 14, 2013

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Florence’s Powerful Medici Family Suffered from Rickets

Florence’s Powerful Medici Family Suffered from Rickets Because of Too Much Time Spent Indoors http://zite.to/11I1aBH

Edict of Milan by Constantine the Great

June 13 313: The Edict of Milan by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius grants religious freedom through Roman Empire

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Monday, June 10, 2013

Sunday, June 09, 2013

The Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide today in 68 AD

June 9 68: The Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, after quoting Homer's Iliad

Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece unveiled in the Siena Cathedral today in 1311

June 9 1311: Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled in the Siena Cathedral

Saturday, June 08, 2013

Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer

Was born on June 8 1625: Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian scientist and astronomer (d. 1712) http://t.co/QjvCxtZwVF

Friday, June 07, 2013

The Memoirist Tim Parks

Italy's Most Faithful Foreign Lover: The Memoirist Tim Parks http://zite.to/11opC7L

Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine

June 7 1420: Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patriarchal State of Friuli.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Elena Cornaro Piscopia was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Philosopy degree

Was born on June 5 1646: Elena Cornaro Piscopia was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Philosopy degree http://t.co/pN57KPx9qN

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Photo of the grape pressing platform found in Lattes

Photo of the grape pressing platform found in Lattes and dating back to 5th century BC http://zite.to/11AZs0s

June 2 455: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks

it's happened on June 2 455: Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks

Saturday, June 01, 2013