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... took place in the first half of the 16th century , when the popes decided to make it the political centre of the city , and to take advantage of the fact that ancient memories of the glories of Imperial Rome gave the place a special ...
... took place in the first half of the 16th century , when the popes decided to make it the political centre of the city , and to take advantage of the fact that ancient memories of the glories of Imperial Rome gave the place a special ...
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... took place in the Circus of Domitian here . During the Renaissance and Baroque re- construction of Rome the Pamphili family built their own pal- ace and other houses on the ruins of the circus , using them as foundations so that the ...
... took place in the Circus of Domitian here . During the Renaissance and Baroque re- construction of Rome the Pamphili family built their own pal- ace and other houses on the ruins of the circus , using them as foundations so that the ...
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... took place on Christmas Day 800 ; next comes the Oath of Leo III , also set in Old St Peter's ; and the final scene is the Victory of Leo IV over the Saracens at Ostia ( 849 ) which refers to the 179. THE MASS AT BOLSENA ( Room of ...
... took place on Christmas Day 800 ; next comes the Oath of Leo III , also set in Old St Peter's ; and the final scene is the Victory of Leo IV over the Saracens at Ostia ( 849 ) which refers to the 179. THE MASS AT BOLSENA ( Room of ...
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1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall