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Botero Sculptures Transform Rome Into Open-Air Museum

Explore Rome's open-air museum featuring Fernando Botero's whimsical sculptures, paying homage to the late artist's Italian ties.

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The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome

The daughter of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero has helped to turn the streets and piazzas of the Italian capital into an open-air museum to display eight of her father’s famously voluminous and whimsical sculptures

The Independent UK

Pamela Anderson just wore summer's most wanted look – a white shirt, jeans and trainers never looked so cool

The actress looks relaxed and happy on holiday in Rome

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Iwan Rheon: 'Those About To Die' is very different from 'Game of Thrones'; it's punctuated with genuine historical events - EXCLUSIVE

Iwan Rheon, renowned for his chilling portrayal of Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones, returns to the screen in the historical drama 'Those About To Die'. The series, directed by Roland Emmerich and based on the 1958 book by Daniel P. Mannix, delves into the tumultuous period of Roman history…

The Times of India

Those About to Die: the gory true story behind Prime Video’s new gladiatorial epic

How much is true, and how much of it is taking a healthy slice of historic liberty?

Evening Standard

Those About to Die episode 2 recap: a plot to kill Rome's best chariot racer

In this Those About to Die episode 2 recap we'll follow Tenax as he creates a new faction and tries to stop Scorpus dying.

WhatToWatch

Those About To Die cast: who's who in the Roman saga

Meet the stars who make up the Those About To Die cast

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Those About to Die episode 1 recap: riots on the streets and dodgy deals in the sheets

Here's what happened in the first episode of Those About to Die, the new historical epic drama set in the Roman arenas.

WhatToWatch

Those About to Die review – Anthony Hopkins’s Rome epic is disgustingly effective

This attempt to be Game of Thrones in togas is all about the cheap thrills. It’s packed with gore, gladiators and gratuitous brothel tours

The Guardian - UK

Peacock's Those About To Die: A Gladiatorial Spectacle Disappoints Viewers

Peacock's 'Those About to Die' drama blends history with fiction in ancient Rome, offering action, drama, and intrigue.

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International Business Times

'Saint Or Devil': Return Of Wolf Stirs Debate In Europe

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? He pointed to the role of the predator in ancient legends including a she-wolf who saved the twin founders of Rome; Fenrir, the monstrous wolf of Scandinavian mythology and the blue wolf, the mythical progenitor of the Mongols.

The Independent UK

Those About to Die review: Anthony Hopkins swords and sandals drama is more about titillating than convincing

The Prime Video epic, also starring Tom Hughes and Jojo Macari, depicts a Rome full of heaving bosoms and gladiators wearing little more than a thong, their muscles gleaming in the golden hour light

Fashion Times

COS Is Returning to New York Fashion Week This September With a Brooklyn Runway Show

After taking its runway offerings to Rome last season, COS is returning to New York Fashion Week with a show on September 10.

Evening Standard

Those About to Die on Prime Video review: a gore-tastic dive into Ancient Rome's seedy underbelly

This epic series about sport in Ancient Rome must absolutely be watched on as large a screen as possible

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The Conversation

In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins achieved power most women were denied – but at great cost

You might have heard of a group of women in Ancient Rome known as the “Vestal Virgins”. These female virginal guardians of the sacred flame of Rome could be buried alive for breaking their vows of chastity. Sure, this is a terrible way to go. But! They had power, prestige,…

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Those About to Die' online — Anthony Hopkins Roman gladiator drama

Exploring the intricacies of power in ancient Rome and Vespasian's (Anthony Hopkins) brutally ingenious ways of wielding it, here's how to watch "Those About to Die" wherever you are.

France 24

Southern Europe scorched by heat wave as temperatures surpass 40°C

Governments across southern Europe have issued severe weather warnings as temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius. The heat wave has already claimed the life of an elderly man in Albania, who was found dead in his farm south of the capital Tirana.

The Independent UK

Parts of Europe are baking as holiday season begins – it’s only going to get worse

Temperatures reached over 40 degrees Celsius (104F), with the worst still to come

Evening Standard

The best TV shows set in Rome: from I, Claudius to Britannia

Grab that gladius and get ready to fight

The Independent UK

Italian police officer’s widow ‘totally shocked’ as US tourist convicted of his murder is given house arrest

Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth will serve rest of his 11-year sentence at grandmother’s home near Rome

The Independent UK

Why are fans review-bombing the Gladiator II trailer?

Trailer has over 360,000 dislikes on YouTube – more than twice the number of likes – and counting

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