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1) A story of one of Rome's most tragic archaeological losses and one of its most tantalising remaining possibilities..

4th February 1544. Demolition of the Old St. Peter's Basilica continues, making way for the new basilica sure to be the greatest church in all of Christendom.. pic.twitter.com/KbSuAff98I

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) August 2, 2021

Inspired by Liberty and Virtue

The Work of Italo Gismondi

Archeologist spends over 35 years building enormous scale model of Ancient Rome. Scale 1:250. Most of it is based on the Forma Urbis, a huge marble topographical plan made during the empire of Septimius Severus. pic.twitter.com/CVmoOgwktJ

— Marina Amaral (@marinamaral2) June 4, 2018

The plaster model was created by archaeologist Italo Gismondi, who worked on the piece throughout his life. pic.twitter.com/7pOW4Qb5Xb

— Marina Amaral (@marinamaral2) June 4, 2018

Was thinking about Cicero the other day, too...

Hail Cicero, a Death and Afterlife He couldn't save the Roman republic, but his writing crossed centuries to help inspire ours. By E.J. Hutchinson

Clever

via Fr. Z

Wish they stuck to one period or era though. Someone should do a better one for Constantinople.

The "Mayor" of Rome

I doubt it...

Anthony Bourdain on Rome

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Rome Essay

SJW whiners infesting Eater.com: Anthony Bourdain Says There’s ‘A Little Fascist’ in Us All by Tim Forster
Parts Unknown’s Rome episode gets political

A Cardinal Takes Possession of His Titular Church

Can't stand the papal instagram account

Posting this for the photo of the tomb of St. Peter.

Things are so bad in Rome it won't really make a difference a woman is the mayor?

5 facts to know about Virginia Raggi, Rome's first female mayor
“We’ll start from scratch”: the first interview of Rome’s first female mayor

St. Mary Major

The Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major Basilica was unveiled on Thursday evening, after being hidden...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015

The Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major Basilica was unveiled on Thursday evening, after being hidden behind a wall of bricks since the Jubilee year of 2000.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, November 20, 2015

Dr. Fleming, Preface to Cicero

Beginning a new series.

Related: Dog Latin

NAC Waiting for Reform

Or PNAC

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Saw the latest newsletter, the recently-built chapel with the altar for practice ("dry") Masses was not very impressive at all.