It's called "Muro Torto" (Twisted Wall) the wall built during the moyen-age and called "Murus Ruptus". Just like others stories that you can find here, there is a legend about this wall. In particulary there are two legends. A good one and a bad one. The first. The story tells that S. Peter defended Rome in this point every time that the city was assailed. So, no one wants to repair or destroy this acient wall because its own of Saint Peter. The second. The tract of the wall from Flaminio square to via Veneto it's called "Evil Wall" because here, there were buried the bodies of robbers and whores. Moreover here there are the bodies of Targhini and Montanari (two rebels decapetated in the 1825 for their action): ghosts of this two men are usual to appear near this wall with the head in their hands and they gives numbers of the national lottery to those who sustain their terrible look. Another story tells that the influence of the damned souls is very ill-omened: infact long this wall, on the top of it, there are goals to avoid suicides. This place is also indicated in maps as "Sepulcrum Neronis" (Nero's tomb). The spirit of Nero showed itself during decapitations and murders: people noticed him because a scary chuckle resonated when those events happened. A last thing. Drivers today often ends the gasoline of their cars when they are near the wall, but they are not suprised, especially if they are romans: ghosts of the "Twisted Wall" like to do this joke to them. For more, post me. Dblk
It's called "Muro Torto" (Twisted Wall) the wall built during the moyen-age and called "Murus Ruptus". Just like others stories that you can find here, there is a legend about this wall. In particulary there are two legends. A good one and a bad one. The first. The story tells that S. Peter defended Rome in this point every time that the city was assailed. So, no one wants to repair or destroy this acient wall because its own of Saint Peter. The second. The tract of the wall from Flaminio square to via Veneto it's called "Evil Wall" because here, there were buried the bodies of robbers and whores. Moreover here there are the bodies of Targhini and Montanari (two rebels decapetated in the 1825 for their action): ghosts of this two men are usual to appear near this wall with the head in their hands and they gives numbers of the national lottery to those who sustain their terrible look. Another story tells that the influence of the damned souls is very ill-omened: infact long this wall, on the top of it, there are goals to avoid suicides. This place is also indicated in maps as "Sepulcrum Neronis" (Nero's tomb). The spirit of Nero showed itself during decapitations and murders: people noticed him because a scary chuckle resonated when those events happened. A last thing. Drivers today often ends the gasoline of their cars when they are near the wall, but they are not suprised, especially if they are romans: ghosts of the "Twisted Wall" like to do this joke to them. For more, post me. Dblk
I love your site! (I found you thorough a comment that you left on Coffeslinger's site). Italy is so beautiful, I got to go there once about 1 1/2 years ago & I LOVE it. So, I enjoy looking at your site and getting to read about all of the things that I didn't get to see. LOL Keep up the good work.
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