Tag: rome

  • ROMAN CANNE IN APULIA – Cannae

    The ‘Must see’ – The battlefield It is one of the most famous battles in Ancient history and it is still described in military textbooks: on the 2nd of August of 216 BC, on the plains near the Adriatic coast of Apulia, in southern Italy, Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca’s outnumbered forces crushed a massive Roman…

  • ROMAN AQUILEIA -Aquileia

    The ‘Must See’ – The MAN, more than a museum Founded in 181 BC for defensive and commercial purposes, Aquileia soon became one of the main Roman ports on the Adriatic Sea, a great cosmopolitan city at a crossroads of religions and cultures. This city in the North-eastern region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is only 10 km.…

  • LITTLE JEWELS Ferentino

    A Roman Theatre restored to its ancient splendor, an acropolis with walls from the Sullan era, the testament of a Roman magistrate from the 1st century AD carved in limestone: these are some of the treasures of Ferentino, a town of 20,000 inhabitants near Frosinone, south of Rome. THE HISTORY – “If you like a…

  • ROMAN AOSTA Augusta Praetoria

    The ‘Must See’ – Cryptoporticus and Theatre THIS AOSTA SECTION IS PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE FRANCESCO CORNI FOUNDATION Aosta, in the Italian north-western region of Valle D’Aosta, near the border with France,   is considered the “little Rome of the Alps” thanks to the extraordinary wealth of its archaeological sites from Roman times. Conquered…

  • ROMAN BRESCIA Brixia

    The ‘Must see’ – A Winged Victory on the Capitolium Brescia is a jewel of Eastern Lombardy nestled between lakes and valleys, in a strategic position halfway between Milan and Venice. Less famous than the near Bergamo and Mantua, it boasts the largest Roman archaeological area of northern Italy, spread over more than six hectares.…

  • UNEXPECTED ROME Tombs of Via Latina

    Romans buried their dead outside city walls. This tradition, inherited from Etruscan and Greeks, was also a practical measure to avoid the spread of disease. Burials were forbidden within the city’s pomerium, a sacred boundary that separated Rome from the rest of Italy. This is why many tombs lined the roads just outside Rome, with all…

  • ROMAN OLBIA Olbia

    The ‘Must see’ – Roman ships in the Archaelogical Museum Military supremacy of the seas was crucial for Ancient Rome: its powerful naval fleet, developed in the Punic wars against the Carthaginians, became a perfect war machine. Propelled by both sail and oars, Roman ships had multiple levels of rowers, from the fast and maneuverable…

  • ROMAN FANO Fanum Fortunae

    The ’Must see’ – Vitruvius Basilica, the Dream of an Architect Fano, on the Adriatic Sea, is famous for its beaches, sandy or with smooth pebble, but it would be a pity to overlook its incredibly rich Roman past. For this visit we must start by talking about a giant of architecture. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio…