http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/ fr-fr http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/IMG/ruboff0.gif http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/ http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=106 2011-06-19 19:04:51 Three days of rioting erupted Feb. 27, 1989, when then-President Carlos Andres Perez raised gasoline prices under an International Monetary Fund-backed economic austerity plan. Hundreds died in the riots maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=105 2011-06-19 18:57:52 maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=104 2011-06-19 18:26:13 Palazzo Farnese, which currently houses the French embassy is the most monumental of Roman Renaissance palaces. First designed in 1514 for the Farnese family, the palace building expanded in size and conception when Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534. Its building history involved some of the most prominent Italian architects of the 16th century.After the extinction of the Farnese family it passed by inheritance to the king of Naples.The Palazzo was inherited from the Farnese by the Bourbon kings of Naples, from whom the French government purchased it in 1874. Though the government of Mussolini ransomed it in 1936, the French Embassy remains, under a 99-year lease. maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=103 2011-06-19 17:55:08 A team of researchers started a hunt for the tomb and possible remains of the model for Leonardo Da Vinci`s Mona Lisa in an abandonned convent in the city of Florence … maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=102 2011-06-19 17:14:29 The repeated damage at one of the world's most important archaeological sites is proving an embarrassment for Italy, and giving credence to accusations that the entire ancient city is in a state of decay. maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=101 2010-06-30 16:59:15 The Calcio Storico is a Florentine tradition dating back to the 15th century.The tournament runs with four teams -- the Blues, the Greens, the Whites, and the Reds -- each representing one district of the city.It's 50 minutes of strangling, biting, fighting, and running after a ball.This year the Reds of Santa Maria Novella won the final against the Blues of Santa Croce.The Calcio Storico is played in Piazza Santa Croce, which is covered in sand. Here, two teams of 27 players in medieval costumes face each other in a bloody game . FLORENCE ITALY maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=100 2010-06-30 16:37:28 Rome's Colosseum, soon to open its arena, underground and highest level after extensive restoration. For the first time tourists will be able to visit the underground, where gladiators once prepared for fights and lions and tigers were caged before entertaining a bloodthirsty public. Restorers have been hard at work cleaning and restoring travertine columns and ancient bricks. Rome's Colosseum, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire was completed in 80 AD with a capacity of up to 75,000 spectators.It was mainly used as a venue for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=99 2010-06-29 13:29:39 The mystery surrounding the death of Baroque master Caravaggio may soon be resolved thanks to new DNA tests. A team of Italian anthropologists believe that what is left of Caravaggio's body may be hidden among dozens of bodies buried in a crypt in Tuscany, thanks to recent historical clues. The team -- armed with a CAT scan and kits for carbon dating -- plan to study the painter's exhumed remains to discover how he died. maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=98 2010-06-29 12:55:49 More than 1000 Italian Art Treasures damaged by the earthquake in l'Aquila on April.2009, have been moved to the prehistoric museum at Celano, near l'Aquila, to be cleaned and restored,though some of them were irretrievably damaged. The earthquake damaged churches,palaces,museums and medieval towers. Celano,Italy. maurice http://www.denfert.com/rapetou/article.php3?id_article=65 2009-12-18 14:39:26 09. Pope Benedict XVI maurice