Iranian Foreign Minister Names an Emperor murdered in Verona
(Angelo Paratico) “The Romans believed that Rome was the center of the world, but the Iranians...
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Author: Angelo Paratico
The True History of the Tie, which Was Not Invented by the Croats
(Angelo Paratico) Is the tie, a typical men’s accessory, gradually disappearing from the wardrobes...
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Rosalba Carriera: A Great Venetian Portraitist
A record price was achieved in Milan at the Cambi auction house.
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A mysterious Italian Consul in the Far East: Eugenio Zanoni Volpicelli
(Angelo Paratico) While living in China, I read everything I could find about Eugenio Zanoni...
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Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Italy’s greatest diplomat
The most recent edition of Giuseppe Salvago Raggi’s (1866–1946) memoirs was published in 2011:...
Read More- When a disease is rare: scleroderma
(Ennia Dall’Ora) Scleroderma: open day at the AOUI at the Borgo Roma Polyclinic (E.D. Dall’Ora) On Friday afternoon, in the large ‘Roberto Vecchioni’ lecture theatre… Read more: When a disease is rare: scleroderma
- Indro Montanelli, never let the truth get in the way of a good story
(Angelo Paratico) For many of my generation (we are boomers), Indro Montanelli, with his articles and his view of history, was a source of admiration… Read more: Indro Montanelli, never let the truth get in the way of a good story
- The world’s first car factory was in Padua
Miari & Giusti produced cars designed by Enrico Bernardi of Verona (Angelo Paratico) Convinced of the future of the car and the motorcycle, which he… Read more: The world’s first car factory was in Padua
- Great Italian doctors who fought the Plague
(Angelo Paratico) The concept of ‘asymptomatic carriers’ of a disease is not new. It was first formulated by Ludovico Settala, the Milanese doctor who appears… Read more: Great Italian doctors who fought the Plague
