In 70-75 AD. at the end of the civil wars for the succession to the Empire and the bloody repression of the Jewish revolt, the Emperor Vespasian built a sanctuary dedicated to Peace called the Forum of Peace consisting of a large square with porticoes. The complex became part of the five Imperial Forums, theContinue reading “Forum of Peace”
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The Ghetto of Venice (the oldest in the world)
The word ghetto had nothing to do with Jews or segregation.It derives from a place in Cannaregio (Venice) where the waste from copper processing was thrown.In 1516 the area was chosen as a place where the Jewish community could live, with lots of restrictions, and nevertheless many Jews moved there to find refuge from theContinue reading “The Ghetto of Venice (the oldest in the world)”
Maurizio Rome Guide 