francine, you are in rome. i have a question because i read about this for the first time yesterday. i did not realize that the candidates for the italian presidency are not meant to come forward for their candidacy. it sounds like an indio socratic -- idiosyncratic part of this. francine: given all of the cousin -- chosen presidents so far have not have a bipartisan political background, so they either take them from the jurists or the judges, former diplomatic's, but that is why it is so secretive. you do not have those candidates that could be president. then he said he was no longer interested, and -- did not stand much of a chance. it is the first time that you have the prime minister that could become president, but you are right. the names are also changing our tower -- our to our. tom: i know you have been watching all of this and you are doing your bit for the local economy. what happened there? francine: tom, just on that, and this is something we were looking at six months ago, secret agreements betw

throughout the day in rome. we don't know whether this phone call between putin and the chief executives and italy will go ahead, but it is one of the most interesting political things we are looking at in italy. tom: as you unpack with your guest, it really points to the complexity. what a fantastic and fascinating interview. go warm up. with fed day upon us, we will be asking [indiscernible] how his firm is positioned. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. we are 45 minutes into the european trading day. markets across europe risk on. gains across the benchmark. every sector bar one solidly in the green. travel and leisure up almost 4% now. basic resources gaining around 3%. is this an assumption you will get some dovish messaging from jay powell or is it more of a buy the dip? markets are pricing in at least four rate hikes in 2022 with a 25 basis point increase looking likely in march. investors have to look to the geopolitical risk with the crisis in ukraine. joining us now is the global hea

and fled, slipped back to rome in the 1st century. back then, the romans were capable of constructing buildings like saint peter's as seen in the roman forum, the poet center of an empire that ruled the western world. rome exploited its way of life to its father's provinces. it dictated the us culture and architect of an entire era. ah, at the time rome was home to a 1000000 people 20 times more than one of the largest cities of the renaissance london. 2 but rome's dominance was built on the oppression of millions of slaves, entire peoples was subjugated. ah, for centuries the roman military machine succeeded in holding the empire together. but at some point, the barbarians gained the upper hand. the germanic tribes, the gulf, and the vandals. in the 5th century, the western empire cease to exist. roma catholic monday once the capital of the world and home to a 1000000 people fell into decay. and the dark ages began. much of the knowledge of antiquity was lost in all areas, but particularly in engineering, architecture, mathematics, a

rome, 1547, babs. one man stood out above all michelangelo, bruner rossi, project manager, architect and artist on the construction side for saint peter's. although he was in his early seventy's by this time, he was still driven by ambition. michaelangelo was a painter sculptor and architect, a scientist, iconoclast, and a genius. what we now refer to as a renaissance man. one of his works would become the icon of an entire era. it was a really good one. with michelangelo's david is perhaps the best known sculpture in art history with men like michelangelo, with the managers of an era in which art and culture knowledge and technology developed at near lightning speed. florence 15 o one, michelangelo astonished his contemporaries with works that seemed to border on the miraculous he set out to carve david from a 12 ton block of marble, a feat at which 2 sculptors before him had failed. michelangelo became obsessed with the undertaking and spent 3 years working nonstop on the 5 meter tall stature . the 1

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petersburg silica and the vatican city in rome. the cathedral on saint peter's square is a magnificent edifice capped with larger than life statues of the apostles. it's the most impressive monument of the renaissance with colonnade, reminiscent of the temples of antiquity. saint peter's is the largest church in the world. yet its construction would have been impossible just a few generations before. no one had the knowledge of mathematics, physics, and structural engineering needed to plan and organized such a boss project. then in the mid 16th century artists and scholars stepped on to the stage and managed to do things that had seemed impossible for the previous 1000 years. with interest for generations, they accrued the knowledge necessary to carry out massive projects such as saint peter's. europe was transformed under the influence of individuals like michelangelo, generosity, men, of extraordinary accomplishment and versatility, who found ways to bring seemingly impossible ideas to life. their achievements still resonate to

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kevin, thank you for your lifetime of service and commitment to the city of rome. we are grateful for your devotion to service on behalf of your community. i also want to thank you for your friendship and sage counsel to me and so many others during your important work as our chief. may you enjoy a productive and healthy retirement. thank you, madam speaker. it is often said that law enforcement officers work for a cause not applause. this is certainly true and today i'd like to recognize trooper -- a trooper from the southern tear of new york's 22nd district. trooper david drought went to work on the morning of november 29 with the intent to protect and serve. on that day he not only protected and served his community, he called on his extensive training to courageously save the life of an unresponsive 2-year-old boy who had choked himself into unconsciousness. he didn't lace up his boots that morning intend tenth on saving a life but that's what he did. law enforcement officers do not have the opportunity of choosing who or where or what they encounter each day.

the leaders of italy's 3 main political parties have met in rome, trying to break the deadlock after lawmakers failed to elect the countries next president in their 1st ballot. current prime minister, many other id is the most likely contender, but there are concerns that his departure, his prime minister could bring down the fragile governing coalition at him. reiney has more from rome. in the 1st round of italy's presidential election, the overwhelming majority of ballots cast. we're left blank in quest of them and nor make it june going on. this moment we don't have a candidate who can get close to without. if we were to come back now, we would burn they chances of winning parts by voting and blank wife. everyone can entertain a certain neutrality and wait until the parties conferred on one candidate when he got the presidential election. almost always last several round. his voters, members of parliament and regional representatives, float names of various candidates until they decide on one. just 2 days before the vote, former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, withdrew from the

bloomberg's francine lacqua in rome. here in the u.k., prime minster boris johnson has again refused to step down over the controversy involving parties at downing street during lockdown. lawmakers are now waiting for to reports from two investigations into the matter. one being conducted by civil service, the other being conducted by the metropolitan police. joining us now is bloomberg's david merritt. i came into work this morning, there was speculation that the sue gray report might be released today. what do we know on timing? david: we all woke up this morning thinking we might finally get this report. it has still not emerged, and a lot of confusion about exacting when this thing is going to appear. it does seem that it is complete, so we may well get it this evening. some reports that the speaker has said mr. johnson could come to parliament to make a statement about it, they will clear the agenda later today. so we may get our eyes on it tonight. if not, it is going to have to be tomorrow at this point. . kailey:

we are going to head to rome. it is the fourth round fail. italian lawmakers have not been able to select a president. she is on the ground in rome meeting some of the best -- eating some of the best pasta in the world. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ manus: it is "daybreak europe." the latest search for italy's new president. prime minister mario draghi is still seen as favored, but after four rounds of voting, he still has not got the backing of the lawmakers. let's get to our surveillance anchor francine lacqua in rome. you set out on monday, you are still there friday. how is the search going? good morning. >> the alarm is going off in room. there is a lot of excitement about whether we get a double vote today. i remind everyone, the way the vote goes, the way there is no -- the fact there could be an unknown 75 lawmaker we have never heard of as president of the republic is how things work. i would not panic with the way things are. in the past they have always gone through the process. the thing the markets want to know is whether mario drag

the very 1st time did bought a chelly hide something within this work of out 500 years ago. far from rome, i sondra teacher come from the city of artists and geniuses from the flourishing by flora florence, his architecture. it's ali ways and cobblestones are imbued with history even today . wealth and suffering beauty and trace death. but he, charlie was born and raised in a small street in the unused sanity neighbourhood. a son broke the jelly, actually one of our most famous faces in the world. well, that was not his real name. the real name of the artist was sandra phillips, baby son of marianna, philippe p is last son of a very number of family. by the way, there are lots of conjectures about how they begun to call in this way. some say that they have as likely factor. elder son was like a barrel, which is the talent is bought, spelled b o double t. that's why the said the little barrel, but the charlie mm. buddy jenny's father and his living as a tanner sandra was sent to a goldsmith's workshop where he learned to work with precious metals and jewelry. ah. but all that glitters is n

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he goes to rome, where he spends more than a year, creating frescoes for the sistine chapel. a great honor in recognition of his talent back in florence. but a chilly takes up dante scenes again. he's motivated and creative and finds and narrative style that is absolutely unique indeed, but italy proves to be a great innovator, coughing new, artistic paths. ah then that the dello surnow in the apostolic library in the vatican is the conceptual study, the blueprint for the masterpiece, encompassing all $100.00 can taste. it lays the foundation for the artists unusual approach we look at, but i would think that his son, if i don't think it's interesting to compare body charlie's drawings with what is essentially a contemporary codecs produced between 148014858 gummy report book here we have the traditional relationships between image and text, a full scenario to face. the image is directly related to the jagged man added to pegs. only one moment i will solo will mean though english has are selection from an important episode of the canto lee with quality jelly. we have a comple

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entry only to vaccinated people across the continent. countries are grappling with the way forward rome days away from tougher restrictions. italy is one of so many european countries, again, faced with and braced for increased hardship in the form of regulated movement, tougher economic times and overflowing intensive care units. the director of this rom hospital says for a month we have been systematically full my the, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of am a crown in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world are the artifact. it every, it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious. amr kron has

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each country is grappling with a way forward rome days away from tougher restrictions. italy is one of so many european countries, again, faced with and braced for increased hardship in the form of regulated movement, tougher economic times and overflowing intensive care units. the director of this room hospital says for a month we have been systematically full my the, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of m a crown in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world are the artifact. it every, it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious. i'm a chron has taken over. officials maintain extensive testing h

so essentially that slight drag dawn with so long c, y go in rome. thank you. he was president joe biden has announced he will send american troops to nato's eastern flank in europe, but ukrainian president followed amir. the landscape has cautioned the west, again stoking fears of russian military action. people living in ukraine's eastern border region have already faced years of conflict and now school children and teachers are preparing for an escalation of fighting new york elementary school. not the big apple, but a small town in the done bass. no one knows how it got its name. inside the curriculum is different. it's not just reading and writing the students here or taught what to do in the event of a bomb attack. huh. what stop? no. what's like if they cover their ears so they have less stress i by hearing less i what we're worried about of what is an attack near us, not necessarily on the school. none scare us, but that the windows could break because an explosion is too strong. and you might, if we put a protective material on the windows because we'r

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next president christina montague reporting there we can go to christine and rome are right now. good to see you, christine mario. there are you clearly the front runner isn't all interested in becoming erase. not prime minister use prime minister becoming the president rather . that is a very good question. layla. in fact, the closest thing that he said to yes, i was in december when he effectively answered a journalist by saying that he was the godfather of institutions and that he was willing to serve where he was needed. so that much we, we at least know in fact the headlines on that specific day here in italy. we're that mister drago is willing to serve as president. you've got to see it from his perspective. somebody was telling me here that if he stays on his prime minister, he effective he has one more year. and so if he goes for general election realistically, if you factor in all the campaigning in the summer breaks, 6 months left in office to actually get things done versus a secured 7 term in office at 7 years, sorry, in, in office where he doesn't exactly influence g

there's little surprised that no candidate was able to win enough votes here on monday in rome, because according to at least constitution during the 1st 3 rounds of voting, a 2 thirds majority is required to win and subsequent round. that's reduced to a simple majority. all science point to this election carried on for many more days as political parties try to find a consensus candidate who can win enough votes. adarine, i'll just euro rome. city 200 people stranded by snow in south eastern turkey have not been rescued. they were stuck on the highway in debra kit for at least 12 hours . emergency crews had to dig through the snow to reach passengers trapped in some 50 vehicles. now, more than a 1000 people have had to be rescued from snow covered roads in the past week. the world's largest, most powerful and most expensive space, tell escape arrived at its final destination one and a half 1000000 kilometer math is due to begin peering into the most distant regions of the universe. so scientists can study the birth of the very 1st galaxies, rob reynolds, husband. i feel almost a month

next president christina montague reporting there, we can go to christine and rome are right now. good to see you, christine mario. there are you clearly the front runner is the at all interested in becoming it. who's not prime minister use prime minister, becoming the president rather. that is a very good question. layla. in fact, the closest thing that he said to yes, i was in december when he effectively answered a journalist by saying that he was the godfather of institutions and that he was willing to serve where he was needed. so that much we, we at least know in fact the headlines on that specific day here in italy. we're that mister drago is willing to serve as president. you've got to see it from his perspective. somebody was telling me here that if he stays on his prime minister, he effectively has one more year. and so it goes for general election realistically, if you factor in all the campaigning in the summer breaks, 6 months left in office to actually get things done versus a secured 7 term in office at 7 years, sorry, in, in office where he doesn't exactly influenc

departure as by minister could bring down the fragile governing coalition. adam rainy vapours from rome. in the 1st round of italy's presidential election, the overwhelming majority of ballots cast. we left blank in cristo main door, nor make a june gramma at this moment. we don't have a candidate who can get enough votes to win out, right? if we were to announce the candidate, now what we would burn the chances of winning by voting blank is away for every one to maintain a certain neutrality and wait until enough parties converge on one candidate regarding the presidential election. almost always last several rounds, as voters, members of parliament and regional representatives float names of various candidates until they decide on one. just 2 days before the vote, former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, withdrew from the race, making the current prime minister. mario draggy, the front runner. but the largest block of voters, a right wing coalition is opposed to drag his candidacy. the concern for many voters, if the idea seems to the presidency, is the government will collapse, putt

you might want to bid for the space, villa aurora in rome. going under the hammer today and likely to become the most expensive property ever sold, with an estimate of 471 million euros, close to £400 million or $535 million. it was owned by a late prince and has been inhabited by his texan born wife but it is also the subject of an inheritance dispute between the princess and his sons, which is why it is being sold at auction. there are jewels here, this statue of pan attributed to michelangelo, who doesn't have a michelangelo, who doesn't have a michelangelo in the garden?! even greater treasures inside. each room is full of artistic splendour, from the painting of the goddess aurora downstairs to this greatest gem of the lot, the only mural on a ceiling painted by caravaggio. jupiter, neptune and pluto reaching out to touch the celestial sphere. the late baroque, early renaissance artist painted his own face and body on those of the gods. oil on plaster, amazingly it was

milan isn't rome or venice. there are no gondolas here and no never-ending lines of tourists waiting to visit the colosseum. but something is happening here: a newly found desire to stand out, a quest for a modern way of developing a city. once considered the bland financial capital of the country, milan is now proving its capacity to redefine itself. its industrial past left almost indelible scars on the urban fabric, but the 2015 world expo sparked change. skyscrapers, new public and private initiatives, innumerable urban renewal projects have since popped up on almost every block. some, of course, are more successful than others. one thing is for sure: decades of open-mindedness and of open doors to immigration have made milan the most multicultural hub in all of italy. to me, that is a good place to start. hey! giacomo! ciao! ciao! - good to see you. this is actually the border between italy as it was and the modernity. and you keep pointing right here. right here! future, past. future, past. exactly! that,

and this is a live look at rome from earth tv. the big story there tonight, pope francis congratulates the reporter who called in visiting old friends who run a rome record shop this week. the pope says it was his bad luck that the news got out. tuesday night's visit was supposed to remain secret but a reporter from the rome reports television news agency was in the area in central rome by chance. he filmed it with his cell phone, posted on twitter and, you guessed it, it went viral. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. the pope likes records. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ praps is paparazzi♪ ♪ ♪ get a head start in investing with the new schwab starter kit™. new investors can open an account and get $50 to split across the top five stocks in the s&p 500®. you can also unlock short videos, step-by-step guides, and other easy-to-use tools designed for people just getting started. plus, investment professionals are on standby 24/7 if you ever have a question. it's the smarter way to start investing.

we will be back live in rome next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: we are 45 minutes into the european trading day. gains about 1% across the benchmark. technology is up 2.7%, a catch-up with the gains we sought on wall street. treasuries, not him -- not a lot of movement. some solid gains in italy. 1.7% on the ftse. part of that is the political stability we are seeing. let's get back out to francine lacqua,, who has been monitoring for us on the ground. doing her best to imbibe them with caffeine. francine: i have. gdp flying because i've been drinking so many espressos. sergio mattarella will stay on as head of state. mario draghi remains as prime minister. it should maintain political stability, especially in the short-term, and that pushes away the prospect of a new election until spring 2023. joining us is our guest. thank you for joining us. a lot to talk about, but i guess we start with the dysfunction of the market taking this as positive news. what i saw last week was political indecision, dysfunctionality. what

i think, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of m. a kron in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world at the ot liked it. it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious omicron has taken over. officials maintain extensive testing has pushed denmark's case number's higher than countries that do less testing and less vaccinating countries like romania we're a 5th wave appears eminent, especially after gatherings during the holidays. this in a country that is next to last in europe when it comes to vaccination rates. that means it's near the bottom in what is now the global e

to climb to record highs, increasing pressure on hospitals and leaving many workplaces short staffed rome days away from tougher restrictions. italy is one of so many european countries, again, faced with and braced for increased hardship in the form of regulated movement, tougher economic times and overflowing intensive care units. the director of this room hospital says for a month, we have been systematically full what the, i mean, the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of m. a kron in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world are the artifact. it is certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious micron has taken ov

i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of m. a kron in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world are the artifact. it is certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious omicron has taken over. officials maintain extensive testing has pushed denmark's case number's higher than countries that do less testing and less vaccinating countries like romania we're a sipped wave appears eminent, especially after gatherings during the holidays. this in a country that is next to last in europe when it comes to vaccination rates. that means it's near the bottom in what is now the global

climb to record highs, increasing pressure on hospitals, and leaving many workplaces short staffed. rome days away from tougher restrictions. italy is one of so many european countries, again, faced with and braced for increased hardship in the form of regulated movement, tougher economic times and overflowing intensive care units. the director of this room hospital says for a month we have been systematically full my the, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of a micron in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world of yours liked it every . it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection. and we're now seeing this more infectious alma chron has ta

let's now go to rome and cnn contributor barbie nadeau. how are the hospital systems across europe zmoepg. >> reporter: well, you know, we're seeing more reports of people in hospital, but nothing like those previous waves despite the surge in numbers. you know, one of the big concerns more than the patients in the hospital are the health care workers. so many of them are in contact with positive cases and have to quarantine. looking at shortening the length of quarantine in many countries and discussing that as well. the focus certainly in italy, france, all over europe is schools. getting these kids tested. we're at a testing site in rome and people are getting tested so they can go back to work or the teachers have to get tested before they can go into the classroom and things like that. the focus is to get kids back in, to allow them to stay in school despite the surge in cases, anna. >> barbie, obviously we've been through a tough lockdown beginning of the pandemic. how are people feeling now? >> reporter: you know, people in italy ar

kristie lu stout, we are going to barbie nadeau in rome. obviously some concern on hospitals right now not just because more people are going in but because of staff shortages. this is a problem across the european economies. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. with the contagious rates, it's not just the people who get it, it's people who are exposed to it. we're seeing a problem with hospitals, doctors, nurses, support staff. we're seeing a problem in the city of rome with garbage collectors and things like that as well. as omicron becomes more prevalent, that's the reason governments are trying to shorten the quarantine time. >> fadika, in india it's very difficult to get your head around the scale of the issue there because the population is so large. they are making progress in the vaccination program. >> reporter: well, yes, there is progress when it comes to the vaccination program, max. as of now, 65% of india's adult population has received two doses of the vaccine, but when it comes to children, today is the first day that the v

yes — here is the pontiff going into a record shop in rome to see the old friends who run it. he used to go here as a cardinal when he was on a trip to rome — so he went back to bless the store. the head of the catholic church loves classical music and tango — he left with a gift of a cd. we just don't know which one. hello there. it's been an unsettled start to 2022, hasn't it? but wednesday changed all that for many across england and wales. after a frosty and foggy start, we had pictures like this — a beautiful scene in wrexham, hardly a cloud in the sky. it was chilly with it, but further north, we had more cloud. however, it was scotland and northern ireland that had the milder weather, with temperatures topping out at 12 or 13 degrees across eastern scotland and northeast england. now, this was the situation on wednesday, and it's a fairly similar story to close out the working week. high pressure's still with us, a south—westerly feeding cloud and a little bit of patchy drizzle across the far north and west. but under those clearer skies and with very light wind

i think, i mean the be any stark contrast to last summer and fall in rome. when infections were down, restrictions were relaxed, italy was reopening, and business was on the upswing. such was the case across much of europe as countries took a breath in hopes, the worst might be over then came winter and the spread of a micron in southern europe. and in the north, like italy, denmark's reopening was brief. now it is breaking caseload records with the highest ratio of infections per $100000.00 inhabitants in the world. are yours likely to abby? it's certainly worrying that we're seeing a continued high level of infection and we're now seeing this more infectious omicron has taken over. officials maintain extensive testing has pushed denmark's case number's higher than countries that do less testing and less vaccinating countries like romania where a 5th wave appears imminent, especially after gatherings during the holidays. this in a country that is next to last in europe when it comes to vaccination rates. that means it's near the bottom in what is now the gl

yes — here is the pontiff going into a record shop in rome to see the old friends who run it. he used to go here as a cardinal when he was on a trip to rome, so he went back to bless the store. the head of the catholic church loves classical music and tango. he left with a gift of a cd. we just don't know which one. that's all the time that we have for you on newsday at this hour. thanks so much for joining us. do stay with bbc news. hello there. it's been an unsettled start to 2022, hasn't it? but wednesday changed all that for many across england and wales. after a frosty and foggy start, we had pictures like this — a beautiful scene in wrexham, hardly a cloud in the sky. it was chilly with it, but further north, we had more cloud. however, it was scotland and northern ireland that had the milder weather, with temperatures topping out at 12 or 13 degrees across eastern scotland and northeast england. now, this was the what situation on wednesday, and it's a fairly similar story to close out the working week. high pressure's still with us, a south—westerly feeding cloud a

is that the extent to which rome? i mean there's a sort of way that we understand rob is falling and something sort of different happened brett. rome is transformed into the the of these western christianity. and christians were the despise minority. this little by little because of their personal example more than anything begin to well when they're away weave their way into the social structure of roman society to the point, whereby the time i mean diet lesion is sort of a last attempt to get rid of them and then constantine comes to power he is himself. converted some debate about how just how christian he was, but but he makes the religion acceptable and it really does become the official religion and it's transforms realms out of its decadence into something. that same leading edge of what would be a very disorganized with vibrant medieval era of and so onwards i don't know whether that's really the example of the questions but looking for it. i think we're looking for some hope it wasn't home states could turn i

. >>> a home fit for a princess is on the market in rome. it's a 16th censtury estate and one of the most expensive homes for sale anywhere in the world. it went up for auction last week but didn't sell. >> it's got the makings of a fairytale, a real-life prince meets a woman from texas, makes her a princess, and gives her this historic villa that's virtually exploding with art. all of it priceless. well, almost priceless. ♪ ♪ any rome villa is bound to cost a princely sum. >> we're in the aurora room. >> reporter: but the 16th century villa aurora, comes with its own princess. >> there are two secret messages in each of these alcoves. that's real gold they used to payment with. >> reporter: and none more colorful than the serene hiness. is was in better shape.om the >> reporter: in 1980, this texas girl was married to south carolina congressman, when he was convicted of fraud. the next year, as her marriage crumbled, she threw gasoline on the scandal and posed for playboy. she found her footing in manhattan real estate, helping donald t