The Roman Forum stood for centuries as the center of Rome’s power, its influence and aura ebbing throughout the ancient city and beyond. Serving as a marketplace, open tribunal, and center of worship, this once uninhabitable swampland also saw countless […]
Many of our previous entries have focused on the dark sides of a series of Roman emperors, such as the scandalous sex lives of the Caesars and Caracalla’s family destruction. So, we think it is time to change tact and […]
Born in 188 AD, the short life of emperor Caracalla centered around his inherited control over the Roman Empire through the Severan dynasty. At just 10 years old, Caracalla was designated a co-ruler with his Father Septimius Severus, who had […]
Every year on the 2nd of June, Italy celebrates the Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day). The festivities mark the first day of voting in a nationwide 1946 referendum which set the country upon its current political path. With the close […]
Nestled between two of Rome’s most famed neighborhoods, Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto, there sits a tiny island. Blink and you will miss it. Yet, the Tiber Island is far more intriguing than simply acting as a crossing point over […]
As the most famed site in the Eternal City, the Colosseum acts as the symbol of Rome. This brilliantly battered and bruised amphitheater pierces through the modernity of the 21st century, its ancient revelations gifting us an insight into the […]
Please take a look below at our latest must-read travel update, as Italy is reportedly set to relax its Covid-19 measures in time for summer! Understanding the COVID-19 requirements for travel and day-to-day activities when visiting a foreign country has […]
Take a fun Vatican visit designed specifically for children and teenagers If you want to spend a day in Rome with your family – including the little ones – whilst at the same time enjoying its architectural riches, a perfect […]
Traveling from Rome to Pompeii for a day trip can act as a time machine, transporting you from a buzzing city to a landscape paralyzed in the past. We all know the story of the Roman city engulfed by Mount […]
Transitions of power were rarely smooth in ancient Rome. Firstly, the Roman Republic operated on an electoral system so complicated that it makes the US Electoral College or British Parliament seem as sensible as they are logical. The Republic’s many […]
