Tag Archives: Underground Rome
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AN ORIENTATION TO THE HEART OF ROME
Posted on F j, Y by flavia inThis is an orientation to the city. See the the most touristy area in Rome through the eyes of an archaeologist. We start from the most renowned Piazza di Spagna. A few steps away is a collection of ancient Roman marble pieces still displayed in the secret private courtyard of Palazzo Gomez. Shopping streets will take […]
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THE BIRTH OF ROME
Posted on F j, Y by flavia inThis is where it all started. Populations that lived atop the hills controlled traffic across the Tiber river right here where the Tiber Island is, and the first international port and marketplace, and the first wood bridge. And there was Rome. Start from the Aventine Hill to see how Roman insulas became the church of Santa Sabina, […]
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ROMAN BATHS AND CITY WALLS
Posted on F j, Y by flavia inStart this walk at the Circus Maximus, the most extensive stadium ever that could sit up to 300.000 spectators. The Appian Way originally started here in 312 BC. Walk along the Appian Way to reach the impressive walls of the well preserved Baths of Caracalla, where we learn how Ancient Romans spent their afternoons in these true leisure centers. […]
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UNDERGROUND TRASTEVERE
Posted on F j, Y by flavia inA walk in ancient Transtiberim to find out how much of it is still visible underground medieval churches. Excavations under the Basilica of San Crisogono reveal impressive remains of the early Christian church, built by the V century transforming a private house. The baptistry, the semicircular crypt with a fenestella confessionis and the stories of […]
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FROM ANTIQUITY TO CHRISTIANITY
Posted on F j, Y by flavia inTravel through time on the Celian Hill visiting ancient buildings that became foundations for Early Christian Churches. Beneath 5th-century Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo we get into the Roman houses, an extensive residential complex consisting of several Roman buildings, with fully frescoed walls, a magnificent monumental fountain, and a most important Early Christian shrine. In front of the church a superb […]
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