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Chris Petitt's avatar

Great conversation. Piazza Margana is a favorite place. Is the trattoria that specialized in vitello tonnato still there? I love the little car that parks behind that gate and the tree that grows up in that open-air garage. I tutored a brat who lived across the way. He had an American passport but had never been to the U.S. His father was Russian and his mother Austrian and both were one step ahead of something.

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Eric J Lyman's avatar

If I'm not mistaken, Chris, I think you are the one who first pointed that door on Piazza Margana out to me. The photo I used is around ten years old. Since then, I crashed a small reception that was inside the garage. It looks completely different from the inside.

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Franky Be's avatar

I learned a lot I didn't know about one of my favorite cities.

I like the comments about possible dinner guests: Mark Anthony would drink too much and Garibaldi would be long winded. I'm surprised there were no dinner guests from the Renaissance. The list jumped from the Middle Ages to Fascism.

I'd still like to be invited to that dinner, though.

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Eric J Lyman's avatar

That's on me: I didn't ask about the Renaissance. I'm sure Anthony would have added several from that era to his guest list.

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Mary  Jane  Cryan's avatar

Loved this interview with Anthony M. he is a fascinating "romano di Roma"

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Nicky Matisse's avatar

Seems like a fascinating guy ...!

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Donovan Lyman's avatar

I very much enjoyed this week's edition. I don't want to misquote you, but in my defense I am no AM or EJL. I'm pretty sure you once told me that everything in Rome was either 2,000 years old or 500 years old. I always saw Teatro di Marcello as a marvelous example of that. I think you mentioned that the 500-year-old structure on top is still being used as residences. All of that stuck with me. I learned a lot from the article and interview. Bravissimo!

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Eric J Lyman's avatar

Yes! Exactly. Excellent memory. I learned from the interview with Anthony that there'd be a lot more visible in Rome that was built in medieval times -- between Romulus Augustulus and the fall of Rome and the 15th century and the Renaissance if it hadn't been for Mussolini, who peeled off a lot of the medieval structures to show the Roman structures more clearly.

But either way, Teatro di Marcello is very much a marvelous example of the blend between Roman and Renaissance. Did you notice the two photos of it posted in the article taken "only" 150 years apart?

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Elena R's avatar

“I’m a Roman in the ancient, classical sense -- and in the medieval and early modern sense, too.”: commovente! Comprerò il libro appena esce.

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Eric J Lyman's avatar

Mi piace molto la definizione di Anthony su cosa sia un vero romano -- soprattutto perché ciò significa che potrei esserlo anch'io!

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Danielle Oteri's avatar

Augustus was one of the world’s worst dictators and man oh man the most amazing PR team ever!

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Alfredo's avatar

Very interesting article Don Errico!

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