Rome is truly the synthesis of the entire ancient world: the arches and domes derived from the Etruscans, the column styles from the Greeks, the obelisks from the Egyptians. The word obelisk comes from the Greek word Obelos meaning ‘skewer, a petrified sunray’ and was used as a sundial by measuring the length of theContinue reading “The Obelisks of Rome”
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The Quintili Villa
Five miles from the center of Rome, along the Via Appia, you can see the majestic remains of an ancient suburban villa where the wealthy owners alternated ‘otium and negotium’ (intellectual and work activities). Thanks to the discovery of a lead pipe bearing the name of the owners, it is certain that the complex belongedContinue reading “The Quintili Villa”
Maurizio Rome Guide 