Tag: Rome

9 September 2023

Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli

One truly special place we went in Rome was Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli atop Capitoline Hill. We climbed the hundred or so steps to the top on our very last morning there. At that moment, we found ourselves lost in one of the most impressive and eclectic sites we visited in Italy….

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14 March 2017

The Necklace of Rhea Silvia – Myth & Legend

The necklace of Rhea Silvia is one of the fantastical elements of the ancient world. The Sibylline Chronicles is actively incorporating provocative relics from the ancient world – many of which disappeared between 391 and 415 c.e. The Necklace is actually wonderfully mythological and full of mystery. It hung around the neck of her statue in the Temple…

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