Vicolo della Spada di Orlando: the alley name speaks of the valiant paladin Orlando narrated in the Chanson de Roland, the heroic cycle of the eleventh century.
Gregorian chant: Pope Gregorio Magno promoted the liturgical chant that will take its name, it was most likely elaborated starting from the 8th century
Centrale Montemartini is one of the most innovative and fascinating museum in Rome: it holds together with courage the greatness of ancient Rome and modern one
In 1936 the demolition of Spina dei Borghi neighbourhood started to make room to a new perspective to S. Peter Basilica...
The Fountain of the Four Rivers: on June 14, 1651 the monumental fountain was completed and shown in all its beauty to an ecstatic...
Orazio Coclite: in 508 BC the Romans faced a fierce attack by the Etruscans of Chiusi, led by King Porsenna who wanted to conquer Rome...
Rome history: the "Treaty of Rome", officially the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, was signed on 25 March 1957 on the Capitolium hill.
Octavius Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. He replaced the Roman republic with a monarchy and during his long reign brought peace and stability.
METRO Drive in: the first and largest drive in theatre in Italy and Europe was inaugurated in Rome in 1957
Roman Republic was a significant, if shortlived, experiment in constitutional and democratic governance back in 1849: the revolutionary year