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Tutta Roma is a self-guided audio tour of Rome with expert narration, downloadable audio files, and a printed guide available for pick-up in the city. Explore Rome at your own pace.

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What Lies Behind Cosmatesque Art?

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One striking feature that captures the attention of those visiting Rome for the first time is the stunningly beautiful marble floors found in many of its ancient churches...

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Irene de Atenas y Constantino VI, emperadores

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Imperial Coronation (4): Irene of Athens, the woman who brought about the coronation of Charlemagne

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The figure of Irene of Athens, full of light and shadow, and her incredible life story are deeply captivating — but the reason she concerns us here…

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Irene de Atenas. La mujer emperador

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Imperial Coronation (3): Irene of Athens, the Woman ‘Emperor’

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After examining the role played by Pope Leo III in Charlemagne’s coronation, we must now turn to another key figure who helped make it possible: Empress Irene of Athens.

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Imperial Coronation (2): A Pope Beaten Down

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Was Charlemagne’s coronation the result of a spontaneous impulse by the pope, which supposedly took Charlemagne himself by surprise — as he once claimed?

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Disco de pórfido en San Pedro del Vaticano

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A Porphyry Disc in St. Peter’s Basilica

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The beautiful marble floor of St. Peter’s Basilica features, near the entrance, a large red disk that, despite its size, often goes unnoticed by many visitors.

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Christmas of 1655. A hurricane hits Rome.

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The Porta del Popolo was, in classical Rome, the starting point of the Via Flaminia, the road that led northward.

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