New Tales of Old RomeRetellings of two Near Eastern folktales reveal how two pairs of shoes unwittingly reflect the true character of the men who own them. |
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Acta altar Ancient Rome Apostle Apostoli arch archæological Arvales Augustus BASILICA EMILIA Basilica Julia beautiful became BLACK STONE bronze Cæsar called Cardinal catacombs celebrated century Christian Rome church City columns Comitium Corpus Inscr Dea Dia discovered discovery Duke edifices Emperor engraved excavations fact feet fire Flaminio Vacca Forum fragment Frascati Gabii garden Ghetto gods Gordian III grave Heroon hill hundred inscribed inscription Jewish Jews Julia Julius Cæsar Juno King Lanuvium Lateran Leochares lions Livy marble Maria Maxentius memory mentioned Monte monument original Ostia pagan palace Palatine Palatine hill Palazzo Paul pavement pedestal Peter's Piazza pilgrims Pius Pope Regia representing road Roma Roman Romulus Rossi ruins Sacra Sacra Via sacred grove sacrifices says Senate Seneca Septimius Severus serpent Severus shrine side statue stele Tiber tion tomb took trees Vatican Vestals Via Ostiensis Villa Visconti votive walls worship