Places JCPHOTOGRAPHY Wants to Go

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.