Roman Quarantine – Day 60

Roman Quarantine – Day 60

Coronavirus

Tweet I went on another epic walk across town today. Porta Maggiore, 8 May 2020. Photo by the author Past the Baker’s Tomb at Porta Maggiore, over the Esquiline Hill to Santa Maria Maggiore, where I popped into say hello to the Salus Populi Romani which Pope Francis...
Roman Quarantine – Day 59

Roman Quarantine – Day 59

Coronavirus

Tweet I did another version of yesterday’s online talk “Salt, the She Wolf & and Spin” this evening. It was fun. Also I’ve stopped having nightmares about Zoom, which is something. Once again some really delightful people, good questions, and a generally...
Roman Quarantine – Day 58

Roman Quarantine – Day 58

Coronavirus

Tweet This evening I launched Understanding Rome (ie me) into the world of online talks with a chat about Rome’s origins entitled “Salt, the She-Wolf, and Spin”. We spoke of legendary origins, of practical origins, and of how all of those tales were knitted together...
Roman Quarantine – Day 57

Roman Quarantine – Day 57

Churches, Coronavirus

Tweet On my epic wander yesterday, I dropped into only one church: Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli. It was one of very few open in the city, presumably for the protective icon it houses. I went in: in these curious times we need all the help we can get. Also it’s...
Roman Quarantine – Day 56

Roman Quarantine – Day 56

Caelian, Centro Storico, Coronavirus

Tweet Today marks eight weeks to the day since the Italian national quarantine was declared. That was how it was described in the Italian Prime Minister’s announcement at the time. This was all very new territory, and words like lockdown weren’t yet part of our...