quinta-feira, 22 de dezembro de 2011

Rome: Customs and Legacy

A few days ago I went to an exhibition about Rome and its emperors. There I had a chance to know a little more of Roman history through sculpture of famous people as well as aristocrats, and to know a bit of the customs of the Romans in the construction of houses, their logistics and communication, their preparation for war, what they used to do to have some entertainment, a bit of their sexuality, and the multiculturalism of the Empire. Finally, an amazing tour through the history of one of the cornerstones of Western Civilization.


Fado

Fado is a Portuguese music genre from 1820's or much earlier because its origins cannot be  properly traced. Fado possibly comes from th...