Arch of Septimius Severus

The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northeast end of the Roman Forum stands close to the foot of the Capitoline Hill. It is a triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the [...]

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Forum Romanum

The Roman Forum, sometimes known by its original Latin name of Forum Romanum, is located between the Palatine hill and the Capitoline hill of the city of Rome. In the foreground, the three columns are the remains of one of the older edifice in the area, the temple of Castor and Pollux, originally built in [...]

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Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate Constantine I’s victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312.

Arch of Constantine

BUSIRI, Giovanni Battista, Rome: A View of the Forum, 1720
Oil on canvas, [...]

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Arch of Titus

The Arch of Titus has provided the general model for many of the triumphal arches erected since the 16th century.

The Arch of Titus is a marble triumphal arch located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed by the emperor Domitian shortly to commemorate the capture of [...]

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Colosseum

The Colosseum is one of the well-preserved monument of the ancient Rome.

Colosseum
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire.
Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 [...]

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The Grand Tour stops at the Monastery

The Monastery opens traditionally an exhibition for the Valentine’s Day. This year, the title of the exhibition is “romantic. ruins paintings in Rom in 17th and 18th centuries”.
This exhibition is designed by Ulysse Alexandre, archaeologist. It presents some examples of paintings of archaelogical remains in Rom, made by painters in the 17th and 18th centuries. [...]

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Romantic

We are preparing a surprise for you in the Monastery for Valentine Day: an new exhibition intitled “Romantic”. This exhibition will be one of the attractions of CDS for the stop of the Grand Tour in CDS sims.

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