The Centrale Montemartini is one of my favourite museums in Rome and, in my opinion, it’s a must-see in town. This is because I believe it is a perfect example of the recovery of Roman industrial archaeology to give it a new use; this in addition to the very particular contrast between the structures of…Continue Reading
The Muso delle mura is located inside Porta San Sebastiano, one of the largest and best preserved of the Aurelian Walls. The museum is divided into three sections – ancient, medieval and modern – through which it traces the history of the city’s fortifications, from the royal and republican age to Aurelian in the 3rd…Continue Reading
Last January (2024), the Celio Archaeological Park and the Forma Urbis Museum reopened to the public, inside the building of the Ex Palestra della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio. A museum that houses a jewel of ancient Rome, which restores a part of the city’s history represented on a map (or what remains of it); therefore,…Continue Reading
The Teatro di Marcello is a theatre in ancient Rome built by the order of Caesar in the southern part of the Campus Martius, between the Tiber River and the Capitoline Hill. The building is still partially preserved today. In the same area, from 179 BC, was the Theatrum et proscenium ad Apollinis, connected to…Continue Reading
In the last year and a half, I have begun to visit Rome more consistently, to discover and learn about those aspects of the city that are still unknown to me. A week ago, day or day less, I went for a walk in Borgo Pio and Borgo Sant’Angelo.
We all know the Thermae of Caracalla. We have all seen them at least once in photography. Also called Thermae Antoninianae, from the full name of Emperor Caracalla, these public Thermae of ancient Rome represent one of the most magnificent and impressive examples of Imperial baths.
