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Roman Monographies
SUMMER REFURBISHMENT FOR THE OBELISKS

The monography about Rome's obelisks has changed URL, and is now available at:
http://roma.freewebpages.org/roma-co1.htm
On this occasion, the text has been revised and slightly lengthened, some pictures have been replaced with better ones, and a few new ones have been added.

Thank you for taking note of the change and for updating your bookmarks.

Curious and Unusual
ROME'S ROSE GARDEN

What do Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Picasso, Jacques Prévert have in common with the French Revolution? Or with Wall Street? Or even with Pinocchio?
No, we are not talking nonsense, they are all rose varieties!
Over 1,000 of these beautiful flowers are on display in Rome's Rose Garden, where an important international contest, the Premio Roma (Roma prize), takes place every year.

You can now read about the curious history of this garden, which very few tourists are aware of, and browse a selection of 120 among the most beautiful specimens. You can also choose your favourite rose in this website's survey, which could have not been given any other name but... Virtual Roma Prize.
To reach the relevant page directly, click on any of the pictures.

~ Enjoy your visit! ~

*IRAQ: IT'S ALMOST OVER!* the withdrawal of the Italian troops is already an issue in the agenda of the new government

click on the banner to access peace flags
in GIF format, in over 120 languages:
add them to your website!

(a note for Michael A. Rhodes)

"The United States represent the Western civilization
in opposition to the Muslim way of life.
Here there is respect for human, religious and political
rights, which is clearly lacking in Islamic countries"
Silvio Berlusconi

EDITOR'S NOTE: for the sake of mutual understanding, the US soldiers
kindly showed the Iraqis how a Christmas tree works (above).

"We love the Italian people, we know the difference between the civilians and who does such things, but this does not prevent us from reporting what the Italians were doing. The message I'd like to give to the Italian people is that in Iraq the situation has definitely not improved, nothing has been restored"
Ali Shalal al Kaisi
(a scholar and a teacher, who in the picture above has electric wires attached to his body)

"Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam"
Ted Kennedy

Sant'Angelo Castle

CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL

LEGENDARY ROME

ROMAN MONOGRAPHIES

DO·IT·YOURSELF ROME

THE 22 RIONI

THERE ONCE WAS IN ROME...

MISCELLANEOUS

LANGUAGE AND POETRY

ROME AND THE MOVIES

~ CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL ~
WITH SATELLITE MAPS!

some of Rome's most peculiar monuments, spots and facts	now featuring: MINERVA'S CHICK THE TALKING STATUES OF ROME THE FLOODS OF THE RIVER TIBER 'NO DUMPING' BANS THE PASSETTO THE TIBER ISLAND ROME'S GHETTO MID-DAY IN ROME WHEN MASTRO TITTA CROSSED THE BRIDGE A NAUGHTY FOUNTAIN ROME'S CARNIVAL THE MAGIC DOOR ROME'S ROSE GARDEN

~ LEGENDARY ROME ~
WITH SATELLITE MAPS!

almost every stone in Rome has an old story to tell	now featuring: POPE CLEMENT AND SISINNIUS BERNINI vs. BORROMINI A GUN-SHOT AT VILLA MEDICI THE MYSTERIOUS FONS OLEI THE PRODIGIOUS MADONNELLE A DEMON WITH A POPE'S FACE SIXTUS V, THE TOUGH POPE ROME'S GHOSTS

~ ROMAN MONOGRAPHIES ~

bronze pine cone, formerly in the Baths of Agrippa

pages dedicated
to single subjects

now featuring:

OBELISKS
AQUEDUCTS

FOUNTAINS

ANCIENT FOUNTAINS

SMALL FOUNTAINS

MAIN FOUNTAINS

~ DO·IT·YOURSELF ROME ~

S.Sebastiano Gate

off the beaten tracks: a guide with maps,
suitable for both virtual and actual trips

now featuring:

THE CITY WALLS

THE SERVIAN WALLS

AURELIAN'S WALLS - part I, II, III

THE POPES' WALLS - part I, II, III

~ THE 22 RIONI ~

18th century district plaque

history, features and anecdotes
of Rome's central districts

now featuring:

R. I - MONTI
R. II - TREVI
R. III - COLONNA
R. IV - CAMPO MARZIO
R. V - PONTE
R. VI - PARIONE
R. VII - REGOLA

R. VIII - SANT'EUSTACHIO
R. IX - PIGNA
R. X - CAMPITELLI
R. XI - SANT'ANGELO
R. XII - RIPA
R. XIII - TRASTEVERE
R. XIV - BORGO

~ THERE ONCE WAS IN ROME... ~

map of Rome, by Taddeo di Bartolo

small virtual gallery of
what in Rome no longer exists

now featuring:

THE ARCH OF PORTUGAL
THE SEPTIZONIUM
THE BATHS OF CONSTANTINE

E. ROESLER FRANZ AND BYGONE ROME

VIA GIULIO ROMANO
BORGO ANGELICO
SAN PAOLO GATE
THE TIBER ISLAND AND CAESTIUS BRIDGE
VIA DEL PORTICO D'OTTAVIA
FRANGIPANE TOWER

~ MISCELLANEOUS ~

a mix of other roman topics	now featuring: CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE ANCIENT ROME'S CALENDARS ROME ON THE WEB ROME'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROMAN LANDMARKS ON THE EUROPEAN COINAGE SCUDI, TESTONI, PAOLI THE VIRTUAL ROMA QUIZ GREETINGS FROM SACRAMENTO

~ LANGUAGE AND POETRY ~

Rome's language: the spoken dialect of the city and its own poetry	now featuring: THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - I THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - II THE ANCESTORS OF ROME'S DIALECT - III GIUSEPPE BERNERI GIUSEPPE GIOACCHINO BELLI CESARE PASCARELLA GIGGI ZANAZZO TRILUSSA ALDO FABRIZI TEACH YOURSELF ROMAN

~ ROME AND THE MOVIES ~

Rome has a movie hero, to whom this section is a tribute	now featuring: PICTURE GALLERY FILMOGRAPHY ALBERTO TURNS 80 THE NEW GALLERIA SORDI

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