Rice, Noodles, and Other Grain Foods. We have a pretty good idea when Chinese pasta was invented. It was around 300 BCE. We have it on authority of Shu Hsi, an official editor of ancient texts and one of the most learned men of China. A pasta enthusiast, in about 300 CE, he composed a poem titled: A Rhapsody on Pasta.
Origins: The idiom, âall roads lead to Rome,â was being used as early as the 1100s. It was based off of the ancient Roman road system where roads radiated from the capital of Rome. The road system resembled spokes of a wheel as the picture above shows around the circle. Ammer, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms.
Travel from Spain to Rome by Train: I haven't a clue! How do I go about traveling from Madrid, Spain to Rome, Italy? My husband wants us to take the train because according to him you just have to see the scenery. I would rather take a plane, and not waste time on a train looking at greenery. Maybe I'm wrong...anyways... I went to look on the eurorail website and I couldn't figure out how to get from Madrid to Rome. My questions are: