by DHales | Mar 10, 2018 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Rome, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Le idi di marzo In the oldest Roman calendar March (marzo) was the first month (il primo mese) of the year, named for Mars (Marte), the fierce god of war (dio della guerra), and the time when Rome’s legions (le legioni), after a winter’s break, prepared...
by DHales | Sep 6, 2010 | Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
i capelli (degli uomini) hair (men’s) Italian men have always wanted to look their best (apparire al meglio). The manly men of ancient Rome were clean-shaven and neatly coiffed—no easy feats in those days.According to Alberto Angela’s fascinating...
