domenica, febbraio 11, 2007

Il colosseo e Il colosso di Nerone

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We spoke once of legends about the Colosseum . Here is another story. So, legends tells that the name of this monument derives from a coloss...
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martedì, novembre 07, 2006

Le oche del Campidoglio

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Today I'm gonna tell you the most famous legend of Rome, the legend of Campidoglio's (Rome townhall) gooses. We are in the 390 b.C. ...
lunedì, ottobre 02, 2006

San Giovanni in Laterano

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Today we'll talk about one of the most famous churches of Rome. The basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano (S. John Lateran). There are a l...
giovedì, giugno 29, 2006

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

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Today Rome celebrates the festivity of its two protectors: Saint Peter and Saint Paul. All the city (especially near the Vatican) it's d...
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venerdì, maggio 12, 2006

Santi Nereo and Achilleo

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Today the Church celebrate the festivity of SS. Nereo and Achilleo. Those were two romans soldiers or most probably two servants of Flavia D...
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venerdì, aprile 21, 2006

The foundation of Rome

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Today is the anniversary of the foundation of Rome. Infact in the 753 b.C. (April 21 as said from Varrone, a latin poet) two twins decided t...
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domenica, aprile 16, 2006

Happy Easter

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Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua! Today it's the most important festivity for the Chritian world. The word Pasqua derives from the latin world...
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martedì, marzo 14, 2006

Santa Maria Maggiore

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In the 352 Pope Liberio was intent on fighting the eresy of Ario. But the popular tradition seemed to forget this situation and about this p...
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mercoledì, febbraio 22, 2006

Domine, quo vadis?

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Maybe, once in your life, you have heard the latin quote Domine, quo vadis? The story of this sentence it's very particular. We are in R...
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martedì, gennaio 17, 2006

The wandering Jew and Rome

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A legend said that when the situation in the M.O. gets dangerous, suddenly a man appear: he is an old man, with a long white beard and thick...
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venerdì, gennaio 06, 2006

La Befana

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Today is the feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany is a christian feast intended to celebrate the shining forth or revelation of God to mankind in...
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domenica, gennaio 01, 2006

Buon anno nuovo

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Happy new year! For the new year in Rome (and in Italy) we use to hurl from the window old things. This tradition wants to erase the bad thi...
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domenica, dicembre 25, 2005

So this is Chritmas

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Vi auguro un Buon Natale, sperando che i vostri sogni si avverino. I wish you a Merry Christmas, and I hope all your dreams will come true. ...
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domenica, dicembre 04, 2005

Superstitions

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Rome is a city full of superstitions and legends as you can see reading this blog. Some derives from the religious faith others from the pop...
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giovedì, novembre 24, 2005

The ghost of the Campidoglio

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"Giovedì 26. Festa di S. Anna, ed alle 12 cadde pioggia impetuosa. Siamo nell'anno del Signore 1731. Francesco Valesio". Our s...
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mercoledì, novembre 16, 2005

Miraculous icons: le madonnelle

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Romans call "madonnelle" (little Madonnas) those icons put in a wall of a street; you can find more than 500 icons in Rome, especi...
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domenica, novembre 06, 2005

Eating in Rome

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If you come in Rome and you want to eat (especially if you are guest in a house), it's good to you to know what you can do or not when y...
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domenica, ottobre 30, 2005

Why Piazza del Gesù is so windy

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Piazza del Gesù (the square of Jesus) is probably the most windy place of Rome; but there is a particular motive to explain it. In Rome ther...
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domenica, ottobre 23, 2005

The basilica of Saint Paul

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The church of San Paolo fuori le Mura was consecrated in the 324 by Pope Silvestro with the will of Emperor Costantine; here there is buried...
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martedì, ottobre 18, 2005

The rival of Jesus: Mithra

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Two thousand years ago, in Rome, a new cult was getting famous. Practiced in caves, it tells about a god that was born December 25 from a Vi...
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venerdì, ottobre 14, 2005

The ghost of Donna Olimpia (1592-1657)

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This is the story of one of the famous ghosts of Rome. Donna Olimpia was a girl who was so impudent and beautiful to become the wife of a ri...
lunedì, settembre 19, 2005

The ghost of Luca de Marchettis

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I've already written about nobles ghosts : this is a new story. The zone of Monteverde, exactly on San Calepodio street, it seems to be ...
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venerdì, settembre 09, 2005

Living miracles in Rome

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In the Basilica "SS. XII Apostoli" (Santi Apostoli square, picture) the blood of San Giacomo Maggiore is melted from a lot of cent...
martedì, agosto 30, 2005

Mistery of an island: Isola Tiberina

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The isola Tiberina (island of the Tevere, the river of Rome) is situated in the old town centre. A legend tells that this island derives fro...
giovedì, agosto 25, 2005

La fontana del facchino (fountain of the porter)

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On the wall face of the palace on Via del Corso, there is placed the Fontana of the Facchino (fountain of the porter): fed from the Vergine ...
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martedì, agosto 16, 2005

The Lapis Niger

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The Lapis Niger is one of the most baneful place in Rome. What is the Lapis Niger? The discovery of it was in the XIX century: archaeologist...
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martedì, agosto 09, 2005

A famous Saint of Rome: Alessio

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One the more interesting churches of Rome is surely Sant' Alessio on the Aventino. The memory of this roman saint has been officially ca...
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giovedì, agosto 04, 2005

The walnut tree of Nero

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Near Colle degli Ortuli, in Rome, there was the real tomb of Nero (but it isn't sure). The insane emperor, who killed himself, was burie...
giovedì, luglio 28, 2005

Castel Sant'Angelo

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One of the most famous monument of Rome is Castel S.Angelo (S.Angel Castle), once known as Mausoleo of Adriano (tomb of Adrian). Why this ne...
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lunedì, luglio 25, 2005

Haunted library

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In the zone around to Peace square, there is a library where students go to find books for their jobs. A night, when the caretaker of the li...
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mercoledì, luglio 20, 2005

Sisto V

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One of the most famous Popes was Sisto V (1585-90). This Pope was elected because he was a man who was usual to enforce the law in a time wh...
martedì, luglio 19, 2005

The crypt of the Cappucini

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Nearly to the end of via Veneto, near Barberini square, a church rises whose dedication original is to S.Maria of the Conception, but that i...
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lunedì, luglio 11, 2005

The story of the "Muro Torto"

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It's called "Muro Torto" (Twisted Wall) the wall built during the moyen-age and called "Murus Ruptus". Just like oth...
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