Did you know that the Ara Pacis is a poem in marble? This monument can only be compared to the greatest poem ever written in Latin: Virgil’s Aeneid. An immortal […]
Read moreDuring the excavations of Pompeii were found the remains of more than one thousand victims of the eruption of 79 A.D. During the first eruptive phase, the inhabitants who had […]
Read moreWhat does the inscription on the facade of the Pantheon mean? “M. Agrippa L. F. Cos. Tertium fecit” literally means that Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius Agrippa, built the Pantheon […]
Read moreAt the end of the Spanish Steps is the famous Barcaccia by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. We are talking about one of the most incredible fountains in Rome: as a matter […]
Read moreThe St. Peter’s Square and Colonnade are, without any doubt, the biggest works commissioned by Pope Alexander VII. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, appointed by the Pope, carried out the square arrangement […]
Read moreThe Colosseum is now almost 2000 years old. Many events have happened since then, including huge heartquakes. In particular, the most important one happened in 1349 in the region of […]
Read moreInside the Vatican Museums is the School of Athen, a Rinascimental fresco by Raffaello. In this masterpiece, the artist depicted different philosophers and scholars, with the most famous ones in […]
Read moreIn the Capitoline Museums, inside the Gladiator’s Hall, stands the Statue of the Capitoline Gaul. This masterpiece celebrates the power and the pride of a warrior when defeat arrives. This […]
Read moreIn Rome, there is an actual mythological place. The Palatine Hill is a worldwide landmark. This place is so important because, according to the legends, here Romulus and Remus founded […]
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