From the series: The story behind the famous quotations. Quote: WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO Who said it: St. Ambrose (339-397), bishop of Milan When: 387 AD History: The St. Augustine arrived in Milan, fell on him, that The church is not there on Saturday fasted as in Rome. He asked the [...]
Entries from November 2011
When in Rome do as the Romans Thurs
of AltraVita · Thursday, 23 July 2009 · 14 5 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Category: General · Football · Proverbs Tags: Pictures · Chinese · Lazio · Proverbs
World Record: 66 km swim by the Lake Maggiore
of AltraVita · Tuesday, 21 July 2009 · 2 3 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Paolo Chiarino broke on 16 His July 2009 trial, the northern Italian Lago Maggiore to swim in full due to bad weather and the cold after 55 km and 17 hours, 43 minutes. It is - after the 23 hours, 30 minutes and 54 km at the lake - still a world record. Paolo [...]
Category: General Tags: endurance · Guinness · Italy · Lago Maggiore · Paolo Chiarino · swimming · World Record
Judgement in the case of Gabriele Sandri - 6 years for the police Spaccarotella
of AltraVita · Wednesday, 15 July 2009 · 13 10 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Last night around 19:00 clock now the verdict in the case of Gabriele Sandri, that Lazio fan who was shot in November 2007 at the motorway service area by the agent of Polstrada Luigi Spaccarotella. The judges could not follow the demand of the prosecutor, after 14 years in prison for manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison to the police for manslaughter. [...]
Category: Football Tags: Badia al Pino · Gabriele Sandri · Lazio · Luigi Spaccarotella · death · ultras · Ultrà
Groundhopping - AC Milan vs AS Varese 1910
of AltraVita · Monday, 13 July 2009 · 2 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Yes, football withdrawal sometimes wears strange flowers. About the decline of the ACM yes I've missed in the past on many occasions, but it's like in a traffic accident - you just have hingucken anyway. And so it fitted admirably, that the first official appearance of the remaining vestiges of the post-AC Milan Maldini, Ancelotti and post [...]
Category: Football Tags: AC Milan · Berlusconi · Calcio · Football · Leonardo · Varese
Walter Frog - uno di noi!
of AltraVita · Wednesday, 8 July 2009 · 2 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Yesterday I had the opportunity to BVB delegation in transit to the Fanturnier "mondiali antirazzisti" know. The guys I had recommended to quarter themselves on the only hooligan compatible campground on Lake Maggiore, Pedro Camping in Cannobio and beer was offered to me as I drove down there, of course, gladly. But in addition to rain, cat-eating dogs, grilled sausages, Dortmunder beer, [...]
Category: Football Tags: contro il calcio moderno · St. Pauli · Walter frog
Quo vadis, AC Milan?
of AltraVita · Wednesday, 1 July 2009 · 2 4 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
Now we have the salad. Kaka was sold off to Real Madrid, Maldini stops Ancelotti to Chelsea and was complimented so far the only new additions are a few 17 - and 18-year-old for the youth team. The association was a non-coach, Leonardo entrusted with the task is mainly to keep his mouth to ask for any transfers and [...]
Category: Football Tags: AC Milan · AC Milan · Berlusconi · Calcio · Football · Galliani · Italy · Kakà · Mediaset
