On 09.12.18 21:18, MichaelJF wrote:

> Hello Yadgar,
> I have some difficulties in understanding your post. I cannot see a 
> connection between the Roman Colosseum and automobiles.

It's not about the Colosseum in Rome, but the same-named progressive 
rock band... on their 1969 album "Valentyne Suite" one title is "The 
Machine Demands A Sacrifice" - taken as cynical allusion to the "car 
worship" of modern societies and its deadly consequences.

> The only 
> personal connection I have is that I passed the Colosseum by riding an 
> atac-Bus this year to reach the St. Sebastian catacombs at Rome. If I 
> could afford it, which is not the case, I would really like to move to 
> Rome, the most fascinating city I ever visited.

Yes, indeed... I visited Rome 30 years ago, and I surely would do so 
again - but this time in summer, not in early March!

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

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