(ANSA) – ROME, FEB 11 – Writer and historian Valerio Massimo
Manfredi and his wife were found unconscious in their Roman flat
on Thursday and were rushed to hospital in serious condition,
the suspected victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Their daughter called emergency services after finding them.
Manfredi, 77, is a historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist
and journalist, as well as TV host.
His novel The Last Legion was the basis for the movie of the
same title, released in 2007 and starring Colin Firth, Ben
Kingsley and others; and his Alexander Trilogy has been bought
by Universal Pictures for yet another cinematic rendition of the
story of Alexander the Great. (ANSA).
