Rome News

Romans bewildered by their city's first big snowfall in 26 years used government-issued shovels to clear sidewalks, and kitchen utensils to clear windshields Saturday.

The Forgotten Legion , by Ben Kane, read by Michael Praed In 53BC an army of 35,000 Roman legionaries led by Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome and a member of the first ruling triumvirate, was routed by 10,000 Parthian horse archers and cataphracts at the battle of Carrhae - the worst defeat in Roman history .

What makes a city? A simple mass of people, a great temple, a hub of learning, trade or transport? Colin McEvedy 's idiosyncratic book, a survey of 120 "centres of ancient civilisation", doesn't ask the question, but unwittingly suggests some answers.

A medical emergency center is being proposed in Oregon at the corner of Dustin and Coy, according to city officials.