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

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

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

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

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

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

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

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

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

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

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

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

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