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the Small Temple by Bramante

some of Rome's most peculiar monuments, spots and facts	now featuring: MINERVA'S CHICK THE TALKING STATUES OF ROME THE FLOODS OF THE RIVER TIBER 'NO DUMPING' BANS THE PASSETTO THE TIBER ISLAND ROME'S GHETTO MID-DAY IN ROME WHEN MASTRO TITTA CROSSED THE BRIDGE A NAUGHTY FOUNTAIN ROME'S CARNIVAL THE MAGIC DOOR ROME'S ROSE GARDEN

almost every stone in Rome has an old story to tell	now featuring: POPE CLEMENT AND SISINNIUS BERNINI vs. BORROMINI A GUN-SHOT AT VILLA MEDICI THE MYSTERIOUS FONS OLEI THE PRODIGIOUS MADONNELLE A DEMON WITH A POPE'S FACE SIXTUS V, THE TOUGH POPE ROME'S GHOSTS

Roman Monographs

pages dedicated
to single subjects

now featuring:

	ANCIENT FOUNTAINS SMALL FOUNTAINS MAIN FOUNTAINS

Do·It·Yourself Rome

off the beaten tracks: a guide with maps,
suitable for both virtual and real trips

now featuring:

	THE SERVIAN WALLS AURELIAN'S WALLS - part I, II, III THE POPES' WALLS - part I, II, III

The Rioni

history, features and anecdotes
of Rome's oldest districts

now featuring:

R. III - COLONNA

R. IV - CAMPO MARZIO

R. VI - PARIONE

R. VII - REGOLA

R. VIII - SANT'EUSTACHIO

R. X - CAMPITELLI

R. XI - SANT'ANGELO

R. XIII - TRASTEVERE

There Once Was In Rome...

small virtual gallery of
what in Rome no longer exists

now featuring:

THE ARCH OF PORTUGAL

THE SEPTIZONIUM

THE BATHS OF CONSTANTINE

THE META ROMULI

E. ROESLER FRANZ AND BYGONE ROME

VIA GIULIO ROMANO
BORGO ANGELICO
SAN PAOLO GATE
THE TIBER ISLAND AND CAESTIUS BRIDGE
VIA DEL PORTICO D'OTTAVIA
FRANGIPANE TOWER
THE TIBER ISLAND AND CESTIUS BRIDGE
MARGANA TOWER
THE TIBER BY MARMORATA

a mix of other Roman topics	now featuring: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE ANCIENT ROME'S CALENDARS ROME ON THE WEB ROME'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROMAN LANDMARKS ON THE EUROPEAN COINAGE SCUDI, TESTONI, PAOLI THE VIRTUAL ROMA QUIZ GREETINGS FROM SACRAMENTO

Rome's language: the spoken dialect of the city and its own poetry	now featuring: THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - I THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - II THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - III GIUSEPPE BERNERI GIUSEPPE GIOACCHINO BELLI CESARE PASCARELLA GIGGI ZANAZZO TRILUSSA ALDO FABRIZI TEACH YOURSELF ROMAN

Rome and the Movies

this section is a tribute to
Rome's film making and movie stars

now featuring:

FILMOGRAPHY
ALBERTO ON

ALBERTO TURNS 80
THE NEW GALLERIA ALBERTO SORDI

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