The Premio Colosseo is a prize awarded to a person who has enhanced the image of the city of Rome. It was inaugurated in 2009, the 2000th anniversary of the birth of emperor Vespasian, builder of the Colosseum.[1] The award is a silver model of the Colosseum.[2]
List of winners of the Premio Colosseo
- 2009: Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director[1]
- 2010: Lindsey Davis, English author whose Falco books are set in Rome[3]
References
- 1 2 "Premio Colosseo". Colosseum in Rome. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Lindsey's page". Lindsey Davis website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ "Management Committee". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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