I've lived in Rome for more than 50 years and had never heard of, much less visited, Palazzo Colonna, until last November when the Culture Group of the Foreign Press Association was invited on a tour there.

The exhibit features jewelry inspired by several ancient gods, heroes and monsters

The bio at the back of her latest book ROME: A culinary history, cookbook, and field guide to the flavors that built a city says: “Katie Parla is a New York Times bestselling author, publisher andpodcast host, journalist, culinary guide, and educator based in Rome.

His lifetime fascination with Velasquez, Raphael, Vermeer and Picasso served as the engine to his creativity

This long-hidden S-shaped vaulted underground tunnel united the imperial box to the outside, allowing Roman leaders to avoid the public