International Business News - ROME http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Obviously, there were no satellites to snap pictures of Rome two millennia ago. But that hasn't stopped experts from giving Web surfers a bird's eye view of the ancient city. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/ancient-rome-goes-online-with-google-earth.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:17:47 EST Ever wonder how a gladiator fight looked like from the front row of the Colosseum? "Rewind Rome," a 3-D simulation presented Thursday in a theater a few steps from the ruined arena, will offer visitors the chance to experience daily life in the ancient capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/ancient-rome-revived-in-3d-show-near-colosseum.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:48:22 EST The plight of the world's poorest was highlighted Thursday as "8" (Huit), a collection of short movies inspired by the U.N.'s Millennium Goals, premiered at the Rome Film Festival. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/158417-correction-italy-rome-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/film-on-plight-of-worlds-poorest-opens-in-rome.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/film-on-plight-of-worlds-poorest-opens-in-rome.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:00:25 EDT Al Pacino kicked off the third edition of the Rome Film Festival, where he received an acting award and met with festive fans. The Academy Award-winning actor received a prize awarded to the Actors Studio of New York--a theater workshop of which he is co-president--and attended a public meeting where he answered questions from moviegoers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157584-italy-rome-film-festival.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/al-pacino-opens-rome-film-fest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/al-pacino-opens-rome-film-fest.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:51:20 EDT A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/un-backed-film-to-premiere-at-rome-film-fest.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:01:56 EDT Residents of Rome have elected the Italian capital's first right-wing mayor since World War II and given Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives another major victory, final election returns showed Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42703-italy-rome-mayor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/berlusconi-candidate-wins-rome-mayorship.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/berlusconi-candidate-wins-rome-mayorship.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:54:45 EDT