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Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. …
You are about to visit the best preserved section in one of the two most extensive catacombs in Rome : the Catacombs of St. Domitilla, as we know them, …
The Colosseum owes its name to a colossal bronze statue, representing the Emperor Nero, more than 35 m. tall, that used to stand in this area. Symbol of Rome …
"Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, is a later counterpart of the Domus Aurea, though built as a retreat in the country rather than being in the city. Walking around it …
The Pantheon is an impressive example of the exquisite architectural technique of ancient Rome . It consists of a huge cylindrical body of equal height and width, covered by a …
The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (pontiff from 1471 to 1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480. …
By 1506, St. Peter's Basilica, the main church at the Vatican, was too small and decrepit to impress anyone. Following the examples set by emperors and sultans, Pope Julius II …
Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 44 hectares (108.7 …
The oldest part of Villa Borghese, a modest vineyard, was owned by the Borghese since 1580, but at the beginning of the 1600's Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese, Paul V's favourite nephew, …
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