Visiting Italy (1951)

James A. FitzPatrick: Self - Narrator

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  James A. FitzPatrick : This is Rome, the so-called eternal city, where the historic Tiber peacefully winds its way, and the glory of yesterday forms a supporting background to the somewhat bewildering confusion of today.

• James A. FitzPatrick : The most colossal of all of the Roman ruins is the great amphitheater, also known as the Colosseum.

• James A. FitzPatrick : Along the road we are particularly impressed by the famous white oxen of Tuscany - a special breed that flourishes in this part of Italy. Draft cattle of Tuscany are remarkable for their size, strength and docility. They are much preferred to horses as farm animals, for when they have served their usefulness on the highways and in the fields, they may furnish roasts for the peasant's table.

• James A. FitzPatrick : In strange contrast to the Colosseum, where Christians were once thrown to roaring lions for the amusement of pagan Rome, is this world-renowned institution known as St. Peter's, where a Christian pope now holds spiritual dominion over all of Rome and catholic Christendom.

• James A. FitzPatrick : Galileo dropped objects from its leaning side, and so evolved the law of the velocity of falling bodies.