Foundation and Myths
Half a day discovering the most famous legends about Rome’s foundation and the Roman Divinities exploring some of the most important sites of the ancient city: the Tiber Island and the Capital Hill.
Romans were very religious and supersticious, planning their social life and main activities on interpretation of the Gods’ will. Romulus and Remus, the babies nursed by the wolf, were found by the Tiber and on the Capital Hill stood the important temple dedicated to Jupiter (father of the Roman gods, where the military parades ended), Juno and Minerva. In the same square are the buildings of the oldest public museum in the world created in 1471 by Pope Sixtus IV who donated to the city the famous She-Wolf, an ancient etruscan sculpure associated to Rome’s foundation. Inside the Capitoline Museums it is possible to see the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, 16th-century frescos about the origins and history of Rome, Bernini’s Medusa, a colossal Hercules, Venus and talk about the amazing legends and myths of the Eternal City which both teens and adults will love.
- 3-hour tour including walk from the Tiber Island to the Forum Boarium (ancient market), Capital Square and Museums (tickets are not included and can purchased on site, under-18 free).
- Meeting at Tiber Island (in front of St. Bartholomew’s Church)
HOW TO ARRIVE: bus 63, 83, 60
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