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A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

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

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

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

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

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

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

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

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

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

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.