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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/roman-forum/temple-of-castor-and-pollux
the divine twins of Jove, appeared riding two white horses and lead the Romans to victory. Simultaneously, they appeared in Rome to announce that the battle had been won. In gratitude, the Romans dedicated a grand temple to them within the city. It was...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/roman-forum/temple-of-divus-romulus
of Saints Cosma and Damiano, still functioning today. And, though a bit confusing, it's not dedicated to the founder of Rome but to the son of the emperor Maxentius, who died very young in the 4th century AD. The semicircular facade was changed during...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/ancient-rome/roman-forum/roman-forum-map
The Roman Forum served as Rome's bustling core, a meeting place for citizens of various social classes, where business was conducted, shopping occurred, and fine food and wine were enjoyed. It was a crowded and cosmopolitan space, attracting people...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/umbria/orvieto/pozzo-di-san-patrizio
papacy in Italy reached its crucial point when the emperor's underpaid and rebellious troops staged a mutiny and marched on Rome . The imperial troops proceeded to sack Rome. Pope Clement VII escaped to the Castel Sant'Angelo , where he was held hostage...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/umbria/orvieto/piazza-del-duomo/orvieto-cathedral
Duomo in the grand scale of the first two. After all, the town had only recently become self-governing, and the bishop of Rome was still overlord. The city even had to bring in artisans from Siena to work on the Duomo di Orvieto because Orvieto didn't...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/umbria/orvieto
History, facts and travel tips about Orvieto There is more to an Italian vacation than the large busy tourist cities such as Rome, Venice and Florence. For a more refreshing and tranquil time, travel into the Umbrian countryside. A holiday maker would...
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no doubt that the choice was also influenced by the atmosphere in the papal city in those days after the tragic Sack of Rome in 1527 by the Landsknechts. So, in 1533, a little more than 20 years later, pope Clement VII de’ Medici again thought of...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/florence/signoria-square/loggia-dei-lanzi
(Lanzichenecchi in Italian) the infamous mercenary corp that bivouacked under these arches before moving on to ransack Rome in 1527. It was designed by Simone Talenti in late Gothic style towards the end of the 1300s, but his use of round arches makes...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tours-and-hotels/guided-city-tours-of-italy
fights, the San Marco treasure or the Michelangelo's David. The culture and beauty of the most beautiful italian cities like Rome, Venice and Florence become yours. Top sellers tours in: Rome and Vatican City Enjoy skip-the-line priority entrance to the...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/florence/signoria-square
The first is a powerful lion that holds the heraldic shield of the city, with its typical fleur-de-lis design. Like Rome’s she-wolf, the lion was the emblem of the Florentine republic: so much so that, in a caged area behind the palace in what is now...
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