Muzio Scevola - The Hand in the Flames
The Hand in the Flames: How Muzio Scevola’s Guts Saved a City
This is the legend of Caio Muzio Scevola: Imagine a hostage crisis where the prisoner’s response to torture was to shove his own hand into a fire.
Orazio Coclite - the lone defender of the Sublicio bridge
Orazio Coclite the Lone Hero Defender Of The Sublicio Bridge
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...
Alberico II di Spoleto - Princeps of Rome
Alberico II and the Forgotten Republic of Rome
Alberico II di Spoleto emerged to seize control and impose an unprecedented twenty-two years of peace and order on a Rome in a state of near-anarchy
Octavius Augustus first emperor
Octavius Augustus: The First Emperor Who Reshaped Rome
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.
Maddalena Cesaretti: A daughter of Testaccio and the Resistance | Ideas for Travelers
A Testaccio Resistance daughter: Maddalena Cesaretti
Maddalena walked briskly through the cobbled streets of Testaccio, her leather satchel slung over her shoulder, filled not only with books on philosophy
The Stone Carver of Trastevere | Ideas for Travelers
The Stone Carver of Trastevere: young Marco Carrocci
Young Marco Carrocci, a stone carver, is a rising star in the bustling workshop of a celebrated sculptor
Flavius Potitus: A Day in the Life of an Ostian Cisiarius | Ideas for Travelers
Ostia Antica cisiarius: a day in the life of Flavius Potitus
Flavius Potitus, an Ostia Antica cisiarius robust young man commands his chariot with the skill and precision of a seasoned driver
Gaia Acilia Lavinia and "Love and Psyche statue
Gaia Acilia Lavinia: an independent girl before her time
Gaia Acilia Lavinia: an independent girl before her time
Anita Garibaldi
Anita Garibaldi: a rebel spirit like no girl before
Anita Garibaldi a rebel spirit fighting for freedom and social justice.
Liberation of Rome 1944 - "Vittoriano" nowadays
Rome Liberation By Angloamerican Troops In 1944
The liberation of Rome in WW II happened on June 4th 1944 by the American troops of general Clark after nine months of bloody, oppressive Nazi German occupation