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Rome skull belongs to Pliny the Elder

24 Jan, 2020

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Isola Sacra: life and death in ancient Rome

23 Dec, 2019

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Rome restores underground Basilica of Mysteries

11 Dec, 2019

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Roman house at Herculaneum reopens after 35 years

24 Oct, 2019

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Mediaeval pilgrim tombs found below Rome street

23 Oct, 2019

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Rome remembers Nazi raid on Jewish Ghetto

History 16 Oct, 2019

Rome commemorates 1943 deportation of Jews.Rome's Jewish community commemorates the 76th anniversary of the deportation of more than 1,000 of the city’s Jews to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwit...

October in Rome: what is Ottobrata Romana

History 09 Oct, 2019

Ottobrate romane were originally October day trips to Rome's countryside. The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of basking in Rome's Indian summer sunshine in October. How...

More human skeletons at Rome metro station

History 30 Sep, 2019

Skeletons of woman and child dug up outside Piramide Station. Two more human skeletons have been unearthed during works in Rome's Piazzale Ostiense, outside the Piramide metro station, days after ano...

Rome's mediaeval Sistine Chapel in Roman Forum

History 24 Sep, 2019

Mediaeval church of S. Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum. The sixth-century S. Maria Antiqua church in the Roman Forum, one of Rome’s earliest surviving Christian monuments, can be visited as part of...

Rome opens underground sites for special tours

History 24 Sep, 2019

Rome organises tours of rarely-opened underground sites. More than 30 of Rome's underground sites which normally have limited public access will open for special guided tours between September and De...

Rome honours Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

History 21 Sep, 2019

Honorary citizenship for Rome-born astronaut. Rome is set to confer honorary citizenship on astronaut Michael Collins on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, according to an announceme...

Human skeleton discovered near Rome pyramid

History 20 Sep, 2019

Rome workers unearth human skeleton outside Piramide metro station. A human skeleton has been unearthed during road works in Rome's Piazzale Ostiense, outside the Piramide metro station and across th...

The tragic life and death of Beatrice Cenci

History 11 Sep, 2019

The haunting story of Beatrice Cenci (1577-1599), the young Roman noblewoman who murdered her abusive father before being beheaded on a bridge in Rome, still fascinates today. The daughter of Count F...

Rome's oldest gelateria to celebrate 140 years

History 11 Sep, 2019

Fassi gets ready to celebrate 140 years of gelato in Rome. Rome's oldest gelateria, Palazzo del Freddo di Giovanni Fassi, is preparing to celebrate its 140th anniversary by asking Romans for their me...

Exploring Rome's Aventine Hill

History 05 Sep, 2019

Walk through history on the Aventine, one of Rome's seven hills. The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, was once a suburb of the ancient Roman city before becoming an important centre of Chris...

Villa d'Este and Villa Adriana in Tivoli free on first Monday of month

History 23 Jul, 2019

Free entry to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tivoli on select days. There is free entry to the sites of Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este in Tivoli, outside Rome, on the first Monday of the month betw...

Roman Forum find identified as Dacian warrior

History 20 Jul, 2019

Rome unearths ancient marble bust dating to second century AD.The marble bust unearthed at Trajan's Forum on 19 July is believed to have been one of the approximately 60-70 statues of Dacian warriors...

Rome unearths marble bust at Roman Forum

History 19 Jul, 2019

New surprise discovery at the Roman Forum. A marble bust has been unearthed by Rome archaeologists at excavations in the Roman Forum on 19 July. The discovery was made under Via Alessandrina, the...

Rome's oldest gelateria to celebrate 140 years

History 11 Jul, 2019

Fassi gets ready to celebrate 140 years of gelato in Rome.Rome's oldest gelateria, Palazzo del Freddo di Giovanni Fassi, is preparing to celebrate its 140th anniversary by asking Romans for their memo...

Rome discovers Mediaeval fresco hidden for 900 years

History 29 Jun, 2019

Mediaeval fresco found in Rome church following discovery of obscure archive document.A large fresco dating from the Middle Ages has been discovered in a church on Rome's Aventine Hill, after being hi...

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