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A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela, 2009

The wondrous extravagance of banquets where flamingos are roasted whole and wine flows like rivers. The roar of frenzied spectators inside the Colosseum during a battle between gladiators. A crowd of onlookers gathered at a slave auction. The silent baths and the boisterous taverns...

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Many books have dealt with the history of ancient Rome, but none has been able to so engage its readers in the daily life of the Imperial capital. This extraordinary armchair tour, guided by Alberto Angela with the charm of a born storyteller, lasts twenty-four hours, beginning at dawn on an ordinary day in the year 115 CE, with Imperial Rome at the height of its power. The reader wakes in a rich patrician home and discovers frescoes, opulent furnishings and richly appointed boudoirs. Strolling though the splendors of the Roman Forum, one overhears both erudite opinions from learned orators and local ribaldry floating out from the public latrines. One meets the intense gazes of Roman matriarchs strolling the streets, looks on as a banquet is prepared, and is afforded a peek into the sexual habits and fetishes of Roman patricians and plebs. For all those who have ever dreamed of traveling back in time, Alberto Angela's narrative style will prove thoroughly satisfying. Rich in atmosphere and historical information, A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome is a voyage into a world both distant to us in time and surprisingly near in its habits, mores, and passions.
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#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #nutrition / #fishery / #restrictions / #hunger / #dailylife

„After over a year of war in Gaza, Palestinian fishermen gather along the coastline, desperately casting their nets in hopes of catching enough for their families amid widespread hunger.

Since Israel began a military onslaught (…), Israeli restrictions(…) have made life almost impossible for fishermen, who no longer sail out to sea and instead must stay by the shore.“

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The Straits Times · Amid war and deep hunger, Gaza fishermen struggle to feed familiesScant aid is reaching Gaza amid Israeli restrictions and frequent fighting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Gerd_Brodowski

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #food / #blockade / #hunger / #civilianwarvictims / #dailylife

„Food prices have skyrocketed in the Strip, especially in the north, where it is very difficult to get aid to people. Families have not eaten fruits or vegetables since October, and nine out of 10 children suffer from malnutrition. There is no blood or rubble in these images, but they still encapsulate the humanitarian disaster suffered by two million people.“
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EL PAÍS English · Three potatoes for $40: The face of hunger in GazaFood prices have skyrocketed in the Strip, especially in the north, where it is very difficult to get aid to people. Families have not eaten fruits or vegetables since October, and nine out of 10 children suffer from malnutrition. There is no blood or rubble in these images, but they still encapsulate the humanitarian disaster suffered by two million people
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At the end of a hot, humid and noisy day in Tokyo, a little decompression in the shape of this video from my recent Europe trip. This was the (simple but pleasant) view from the balcony of our room at “Urdlwirt”, my go-to hotel and restaurant outside my birth town of Graz, Austria. Be sure to turn on sound 🎶🐦 - to my fellow Tokyoites, this should be like a miniature spa treatment for your ears.

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Leisureguy

An interesting year.

You almost certainly know how old you are. Subtract that number from your birth year, so you can see the birth year of someone who, in the year you were born, was as old as you are now.

Sobering, I find.

Update: it's handy to have a name for that year. Call it one's "back year." Right now, my back year is 1857. — The Wife suggests calling it one's Benjamin Button year.

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