Monday, 9 November 2026

Rome, City of Espionage

I thought I would blog another entry in my City of Espionage series which I started earlier this year. And I thought of a city that is ancient, central to many, many, many dramatic stories, real or fictitious, but seldom seen in spy thrillers, as far as I know. I'm speaking of course of Rome. Ironic, since it used to be the centre of the world, the capital of the world in fact, at least the Western world. Ancient Rome had its informal spy network(s). Modern Rome, capital city of Italy, its largest city too, where state, must be, I'd imagine, an important focal point of espionage. I only remember seeing the city featured in Spectre. Tell me if other spy films, TV series or books have Rome as their setting. I guess we associate Italy with organised crime nowadays, not secret agents. Nevertheless, I think Rome deserves to be recognised as a modern City of Espionage.

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