. >> sara: the people here are originally from sardinia.y: l'angolo amici, or "the friend's corner," is a bar where everyone knows everybody's name, if they're sober enough to remember. >> sara: he's a professional boxer. >> anthony: he's a professional boxer? >> sara: he was. >> anthony: his ears look good. [ man speaking italian ] >> sara: he calls himself the little tyson. >> anthony: awesome. [ man speaking italian ] >> sara: here, everybody has a nickname. [ man speaking italian ] [ woman speaking italian ] >> anthony: ostia might be described, unflatteringly, as rome's equivalent to the jersey shore. ♪ a suburban seaside near the airport that grew up as decidedly working-class, despite mussolini's never realized intent that it would one day be rome's front door. [ man speaking italian ] [ sara speaking italian ] >> anthony: so, tell us about ostia. where are we? ♪ [ man speaking italian ] >> anthony: people live in these. these are not vacation homes. >> sara: no, no, no, no. forget about tourists. there are not many. >> anthony: this

who lost the crown jewels of the empire in a game of "chance" on board a galley off the coast of sardiniaassing the port town of catania. >> stephen: catania? between calabro and policoro? >> no, no. look at this map. you see, we passed north- northeasterly past palermo. >> stephen: ah, yes, near reggio, home of cousin giovanni. >> no, here. look at the family tree. you're thinking of ruggierio, son of drunk uncle nencio. >> stephen: uh... >> locked in an iron mask in the deepest dungeon of the highest tower of the farthest kingdom? >> stephen: right, the mask guy. yeah, yeah. >> exactly. and now here i stand, having washed ashore on an island where monkeys roamed like sheep and ruled like gods. and only by diguising myself as my own sister was i able to seduce the captain of a passing naval frigate to surprise you here! >> stephen: oh, cousin, tis no surprise, for, you see, shortly after your disappearance, i was traipsing in the woods-- ( laughter ) looking for sweet crabapple when i was surrounded by three witches. >> the sexy kind? >> stephen: is there any other ( laughter ) and these