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Rome
I researched five of the very best hotels, resolving to uncover their secrets — as long as they had air conditioning
Italy’s ruling political party speaks as if victory is inevitable
Frescoes are always the lead story in reports of the latest finds, but they are only a part of a much bigger picture
Emperors from Titus to Hadrian avoided civil war at all costs, but the mass destruction or enslavement of other peoples was another matter
Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri pays attention to the everyday so well
Professor Mary Beard told me: ‘I must confess that I probably think about the Roman Empire about fifty times a day’
Like the first Roman emperors, popes attracted envy, scandal and violent retribution
