An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

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

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

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

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

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

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

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

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

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

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

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.