Get Ready for Rome

Get Ready for Rome helps the thoughtful traveler prepare to visit the Eternal City by introducing the city's main monuments and the sometimes acrimonious dialogue they imply. Add value to your visit to Rome by getting to know in advance the ideas and history that stand behind St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and other familiar but put poorly understood sites of one of the world's greatest cities.

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10. Rome's Talking Statues Mini Pod

Rome is home to Pasquino and five other "Talking Statues," which are exceeding popular with tour guides. For the last three centuries of Papal Rule in Rome, the statues were used like social media bul...

15 Okt 20207min

9. Introduction to Ancient Rome

This pod introduces the features that most identify Ancient Rome, especially in her differences from Christian and Modern Rome. These include the extent of her empire, her long-lasting rule, her abili...

13 Okt 202025min

8. A First Trip to Castelgandolfo Mini Pod

When you feel like a break from the hubbub of Rome, the Castelli Romani offer several good options. Today we make our first visit to Castelgandolfo, which is one of the dozen hill towns known collecti...

8 Okt 202016min

7. The Three Romes

Cities are distinguished by their geographical location, but I here use historical and cultural differences to divide Rome into three radically different cities. Doing so helps to organize Rome's many...

5 Okt 202026min