well it's very exciting to be back in rome again. at every turn there's something of historical significance. look at that. it's literally like you're living inside a museum. even if you've never been to rome, you've been to rome. its stories have been told and retold on stage and screen - the city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin, and of course la dolce vita - the good life. i'm stanley tucci. i'm italian on both sides and i'm travelling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country's 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past... >> the famous ancients of rome once ruled the world...