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CONTENTS Foreword

9

Introduction: Imagine Rome

11

1 THE WATERS OF ROME ITINERARY 1: Rome and Its Aqueducts: Parco degli Acquedotti ITINERARY 2: Water and War—On the Gianicolo ITINERARY 3: The Strange Career of the Tevere

23

2 THE NAZIS IN ROME ITINERARY 4: Hitler and the Germans Come to Rome ITINERARY 5: The Nazis and Fascists in Central Rome ITINERARY 6: Attack and Reprisal—A Story of Partisans and Nazis Part 1: Via Rasella Part 2: Via Tasso Part 3: The Fosse Ardeatine

24 32 42 57 64 76 83 84 87 92

3 BEYOND THE WALL: LIFE AND COMMUNITY IN A TWENTIETH-CENTURY SUBURB ITINERARY 7: Piazza Bologna: The Architecture of Modernism and Fascism—and Shopping ITINERARY 8: In the Parks, on the Streets, and in the Homes of the Famous, If Not Rich

95 96 112

4 GETTING AWAY INSIDE ROME ITINERARY 9: Monte Mario ITINERARY 10: On the Banks of the Aniene ITINERARY 11: Parco del Pineto

127 128 137 146

5 GETTING AWAY OUTSIDE ROME ITINERARY 12: Monte Cavo ITINERARY 13: Tuscolo from Frascati ITINERARY 14: Walking and Climbing Amid the Waters of Tivoli

153 155 163 170

6 AFTER SIX: CULTURE Contemporary Art (with Extras) Vernissage (Gallery Opening with Extras) International Academies Centri Sociali (Social Centers) Bookstore Entertainment Cinema Jazz Case (Houses of Culture)

181 182 185 188 191 193 195 197 203

7 AFTER EIGHT: FOOD AND DRINK Appio Latino Restaurants Around the Block in Flaminio ITINERARY 15: An Evening in Pigneto Wine Bars Rooftop Bars with Views

209 209 214 218 222 227

Acknowledgments

233

Index

235

LIST OF SIDEBARS Popes’ Symbols: Reading Monuments

38

Scooters and Cycles

54

Standing Water: Conquering Malaria

60

Angels & Demons

78

Fascist Numbering System: How to Date a Building

85

The Jews in Rome: A Brief History

91

How to Order Coffee

99

Shopping for Real Estate, Just for Fun

100

Woman with a Gun: Lunch with Francesca Mambro at Penny Bar

104

Drinking Fountains (Nasoni)

116

What’s in a Villa or Via (the Name)? Reading the Landscape

121

The Arch: From Rome to St. Louis

143

The Partisans of the Colli Albani (Alban Hills)

161

Joining an Italian Hiking Group

174

One-Glass Trattoria

213

Toasting Tactics

224

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