Rome: Emperor Obamicus has ruled the empire for almost four years, carrying the scepter and the burden of empire on his shoulders. Senator Obamicus bested Senators Clintonia and McCainius, to replace the aging Emperor Bushitis. The new emperor promis...
A stash of letters found at Hadrian's Wall is to be delivered - almost 2,000 years late!
Historians found the letters buried under a fortified section of the wall in Northumberland.
"The legionnaires' chief concerns seem to have been the cold a...
The city of Rome is braced for a major earthquake said to have been prophecized by Keith Chegwin back in 1979.
In a special edition of Cheggers Goes Pop the chubby scouser is heard muttering off camera "Rome will be destroyed on the 11th May 2011...
Fatalist extraordinaire, Morbid Gloomy, self styled leader of The End Of The World Is Nigh movement today issued a chilling warning to the rest of humanity, following hot on the heels of massive sardine shoals appearing in the wake of the Japanese ea...
ITALY: The offices in Rome of Il Messaggero, one of Italy's leading newspapers were evacuated early yesterday. What is believed to have been a nuclear bomb was found on the premises, in the editor's office. Army bomb disposal experts were called in t...
All roads lead to Rome they say. And when the Romans ruled the world, this was possibly true, these days however, all roads in Rome lead to catastrophe.
To the newly arrived visitor at Termini station there are only two pieces advice that need to be heeded:
1. Do not use the underground; it is inhabited by nefarious characters who will rob you blind.
2. Do not cross any roads.
The rules...
La Bella Roma, The Eternal City, The Colosseum. That 2000 year old Roman amphitheatre, model for every modern stadium we see today. And The Bonkettes.
In the most amazing concert ever witnessed, the lights went down, and then from beneath the aren...
After months of behind-the-scenes negotiation, Congressman Bacchus (I-Rome) unveiled a massive health care bill. The CBO reports that the bill could cost the government almost 50,000 denarii, although Bacchus himself puts the estimate at closer to 60...
Paramedics, doctors and other medical experts were rushed into the football stadium in Rome straight after the final whistle to attend to what they thought was an extremely ill Sir Alex Ferguson following Manchester United's defeat at the feet of Bar...
Drunken daft bastard Nobby Cartwright, a Manchester United fan will have a great deal to live down ahead of the Champions League Final here in Rome today after queueing up for tickets outside 2000 year old amphitheatre, the Colosseum.
"We tried to...
Manchester United supporters revealed this evening that they would perform their controversial new 'Ferry Cross The Irwell' anthem at the Champions League Final against Barcelona in the Estadio Olimpico in Rome.
Liverpool supporters are up in arms...
Should Chelsea manage to beat Barcelona, thus setting up an all English final in Rome with Manchester United or Arsenal, Rome Police have said that they are well prepared to deal with a large influx of English soccer fans.
Following violent scenes...
A history professor in England today claimed that Rome really WAS built in one day.
'I have analysed all the evidence', Professor Claudius Nero said, from his house in Oxford, 'Ivory Towers', 'and carbon-dated many bricks in Rome, and found they...
Dateline Rome, 15 Octavio, 112 BC: Senators from all parts of the empire have been convened in a special session of the Roman Legislature by Senator Obamicus.
Police were called to an incident which left thousands of spectators shocked at the IAAF Golden League Meeting in Rome last night.
A survey carried out in the UK has revealed a major change in the public's perception of what constitutes a Wonder, with regard to the compilation of the list of the Seven Wonders Of The World.
Rome, Italy - Tuesday 7 March 2006 - (Rioters): The Rome office of the chief Public Prosecutor in charge of the God's Banker's Dodgy Taxation Lawyer investigation issued a series of terse statements today following increasing speculation in...
ROME -- Pope John Paul II met with President Bush and told him to shut up and stop calling God his pal while waging war.