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Moving Mountains: A geological map of Empire at the Centrale Montemartini.

Moving Mountains: A geological map of Empire at the Centrale Montemartini.

Archeology, Art History, Capitoline Museums, Egypt, Roman Art, Roman sculpture, Rome, Undervisited Rome museums

Tweet A couple of weeks ago I was once again invited to be involved in Context Travel’s admirable series of Tours in the Public Interest. The focus of this year’s series is on museums which are regularly open to the public, but which get far fewer visitors than they...
One can always spot an emperor by his haircut

One can always spot an emperor by his haircut

Art History, Augustus, Empire, Greek Sculpture, Roman sculpture, Rome

Tweet Brand recognition is nothing new; the use of image as an immediately identifiable expression of the power of the state was one perfected by the Roman emperors. Today heads of state have a standard image: identical portraits of Queen Elizabeth II look down on...

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Sunday night takeaway picked up from @pigneto_41 : Sunday night takeaway picked up from @pigneto_41 : amongst the delights were deep fried breadcrumbed lamb chops (pro tip: have them first while still crisp and toasty), veal and mushroom lasagne, broccoletti, a very nice Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and an amaro amaro for afters. We have leftovers. All extremely delicious.
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