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  AN ORIENTATION TO THE HEART OF ROME

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  This is an orientation to the city. See the the most touristy area in Rome through the eyes of an archaeologist. We start from the most renowned Piazza di Spagna. A few steps away is a collection of ancient Roman marble pieces still displayed in the secret private courtyard of Palazzo Gomez. Shopping streets will take […]

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  CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

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  This is the first public museum ever established. It all started in 1471 when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of ancient Roman bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. These statues were positioned on Capitoline Hill. Among them the most famous Shewolf, and the statue of emperor Marcus Aurelius, which […]

  Post Tagged with Campidoglio, Capitoline Brutus, Capitoline hill, Caravaggio, Dying Gaul, Marcus Aurelius, Michelangelo, red faun, Roman art, Shewolf, Spinario
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