Rome: The Circus Maximus - v2.0
Excitement, risk and tension, were the ingredients of every chariot race. Circus Maximus is the biggest sports stadium ever built. Just think that it could hold almost three hundred and eighty thousand...
View ArticleRome: The Vatican Museums: The Birth [1 of 18] - v2.0
This is the start of a mysterious and fascinating trip: a voyage across more than 20 centuries of creativity through which art and history intertwine, telling the story of what human ingenuity has...
View ArticleRome: St. Peter’s Basilica: History [1 of 3] - v2.0
The great Basilica of Saint Peter, the most important in the Christian world, is the monument that manages to unite in a single place the religious faithful and lovers of art. It’s dedicated to Peter,...
View ArticleRome: Piazza Navona - v2.0
From the shadows of the ancient, winding streets of the historic center, you suddenly come upon the breathtaking magnificence of Piazza Navona, born as a place of spectacle and still today a...
View ArticleRome: The Pantheon - v2.0
The Pantheon is the Roman monument holding the greatest number of records: the best preserved, with the biggest brick dome in the history of architecture and is considered the forerunner of all modern...
View ArticleRome: Trevi Fountain - v2.0
This extraordinary work of art is more than just a sculpture: it is a triumphant example of Baroque art, whose depictions of nature and imaginary creatures embody the movement of water as the soul of...
View ArticleRome: The Roman Forum: Rostrum & Miliarium Aureum [5 of 19] - v2.0
To the left of the Arch of Septimius Severus, there is a large wall full of holes. This is another very important place in the city’s life: it was the new orators’ tribune.
View ArticleRome: The Roman Forum: History [1 of 19] - v2.0
The Forum was the pulsing heart of Rome, the city’s main piazza where citizens of every social level met to exchange opinions, do business, buy in the markets and renew their strength over a tasty dish...
View ArticleRome: The Roman Colosseum - v2.0
The greatest and most formidable amphitheatre in the Roman world. The event the audience enjoyed most was definitely the gladiators. Towards midday there was a break during which they removed the...
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