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the
original sculptures and paintings
in the Borghese Gallery date
back to Cardinal Scipione's
collection, the son of Ortensia
Borghese - Paolo V's sister
- and of Francesco Caffarelli,
though subsequent events over
the next three centuries entailing
both
According
to ancient tradition, it was
on this hill that the first
settlement of Rome was made
by Romulus in the middle of
the eighth century B.C. Excavations
.....
Immediately
after the fire of 64 A.D., which
destroyed large parts of the
centre of Rome, the emperor
Nero ordered the construction
of a new residence, much grander
and more luxurious than that
which it replaced.....
The
Museo delle Mura, opened in
1990, is located in Porta San
Sebastiano, one of the largest
and best preserved parts of
the Aurelian Walls. The current
.....
The
Foro di Traiano, which was established
between 112 and 113 AD, is the
most complex of the Imperial
Fori, and the Iast to be built.
The square .....
Construction
of the Colosseum was started
under the emperor Vespavian
and was completed by his son
Titus in 80 A.D. Originally
named the amphitheatre of Flavio,
.....
The
Ara Pacis is one of the highest
examples of classical art; the
Roman Senate voted its construction
in 13 B.C. to honour the return
of Augustus from the provinces
of Gaul and Spain. The altar
.....
The
Capitolini Museum are considered
as the first museum in the history.
The collection started with
a donation of four of the few
bronze statues that we got from
the antiquity by the Pope Sixtus
IV in 1471;
.....
The
Museo di Roma is housed in Palazzo
Braschi, the magnificent 18th
century palace that stands in
the heart of the Renaissance
and Baroque Rome, between Piazza
Navona and Piazza Campo dei
Fiori. The architect
.....
This
monument was constructed during
the Empiredom of Augustus in
honour of Cecilia Metella, a
daughter of a Roman consul.
It is a circular mausoleum
.....
The
Treasury of St. Peter’s, which
was constituted throughout time
with donations made by Popes,
Cardinals, Emperors and Kings
and by believers of the
.....
The
Emperor Hadrian built this country
villa for himself and his court,
and it bears unique testimony
to the grandeur and architectural
and decorative characteristics
of the period. Today it exists
.....
