A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

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

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

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

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

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."

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

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.