Rome

Tarquinius Priscu's successor was Servius Tullius , who reigned between 578 and 534 BC. His name is associated with two facts: the Servian constitution and the temple of Diana on the Aventine. However, it does not seem that the so-called Servian walls can be attributed to him, at least in the state in which they are preserved. The distinctive character of his reign was the attempt to merge natives and Etruscans. Servius was the son of Ocrisia , a native of the Latin city of Cornicolo, probably Monte dell'Incastro, just east of Rome. It is said that Ocrisia became pregnant by a god, a fact not unknown to mythology and used when peo...

Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in Arpino (Italy) in 106 B.C. He leaves its mark on the entire 1 st century. B.C. Belonging to an aristocratic city family, he grow up in a city far from the center of power. At that time small villages far away from Rome preserved old traditions, the ancient spirit and the MORES now lost in the capital. He later moves to Rome and studied with Greek masters (his brother Quinto was destined for a political career), initially aimed at the study and practice of the art of oratory. Cicero entered the circle of the Scipios, under the protection of the family of UCI. He was the only one of his family to achieve a ...

Kings of Rome (753 a.C. - 509 a.C.) No Name Origin Start of Reign End of Reign Notes 1 Romulus Latin 753 717 Legendary 2 Numa Pompilius - 715 673 Legendary 3 Tullus Hostilius - 672 641 Uncertain 4 Ancus Marcius - 640 617 Uncertain 5 Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Etruscan 616 579 Uncertain 6 Servius Tullius Etruscan 578 535 - 7 Tarquin the Proud Etruscan 534 510 - Consuls and Dictators (509 aC - 29 aC) Years Event 509 BC Brutus/Collatinus 260 BC Caio Duilio 260 BC (approx) Attilio Regolo 250 BC (approx) Gaio Lutazio Catulo - Quinto Fabio Massimo (dictator) 216 BC L. Emilio Paolo and P. Terenzio Varrone 107 BC Gaio Mario - Lucio Cornelio S...

If the origins of Rome are uncertain, because its early history is shrouded in mystery, the origins of its artistic and literary activity are no less uncertain. What is certain, however, is that the Romans, shepherds and farmers first and warriors later, forced to struggle continually for existence, could not initially devote themselves to art. Later, when they began to use the extra time between internal and external travail, had to confronted with already developed art forms in foreign contries, which provided copious and secure models. Until the FOURTH CENTURY Roman art-painting, sculpture and architecture is greatly affected by the in...

The discovery of the Ara Pacis takes place over a span of nearly four centuries. In 1568 , nine large marble blocks carved on both sides were found under the Peretti Palace in Rome. Assuming their belonging to a Domitian arch, the blocks were purchased on behalf of the Grand Duke of Tuscany and for the most part transferred to Florence, after being sawn in the sense of thickness to facilitate transportation and display. Not all of the fragments followed such linear and documented routes, however: one large figured fragment ended up in the Louvre, where it still stands today; a second fragment is now in the Vatican Museums; almost all of t...

The city of Tivoli is located on the slopes of the Tiburtini Mountains along the Aniene near the great waterfall that the river forms at the foot of the ancient acropolis. The richness of its waters, the happy strategic position on the trade route to Abruzzo, the fertility of its territory and the favorable climatic conditions contributed in the protohistoric age to create the conditions for stable spontaneous settlements that determined the prerequisites for the foundation of the city. According to Virgil, the city was founded by Tiburto or Tibumo , a mythical character originally from Argos whose brothers participated in the war against...