I’m running a series of online talks about all things Rome using Zoom meeting. All talks are c. 50 minutes, followed by as many questions as anyone would like. Times listed are Rome time. I’ll send the link to access the virtual room on the day of the talk. The cost is €15 per person, €65 if you pre-book 5 talks.
I announce subjects and dates for the following month in the last week of each month via my free (and mercifully short) newsletter please subscribe!
Private talks and live-streamed walks for as many or as few people as you like can be arranged on request on any Rome-related subject you like. Long distance family get-togethers, talks for children, birthday events, whatever you like and about anything you like with as many questions during and afterwards as you can think of!
Please email info@understandingrome.com for bookings and requests.
JANUARY 2022
LIVE-STREAMED TOUR via Zoom webinar: the Esquiline Hill. One hour. Q&A via chat function. Friday 21 Jan at 4pm CET (eg 3pm GMT, 10am ET, 7am PT), €25 per screen connection.
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Online talks via Zoom meeting €15 per person, 50 minutes plus live Q&A
From Nymphaeums to Nasoni: Fountains of Rome
Saturday 15 Jan at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET) and Tues 18 Jan at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT).
The Collections of Ancient Art in the Vatican Museums
Saturday 29 Jan at 7pm (6pm GMT, 1pm ET) and Tues 1 Feb at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT)
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DECEMBER 2021
LIVE-STREAMED TOUR via Zoom webinar: Roma sotto Natale (Rome at Christmas). One hour. Q&A via chat function. Tuesday 21 Dec at 3.30pm CET (eg 2.30pm GMT, 9.30am ET, 6.30am PT), €25 per screen connection.
Pharaonic Ambitions Part II: Egyptian and Egyptianising pieces in Rome excluding obelisks (covered in Pharaonic Ambitions Part I in January 2021, recording available upon request).
Saturday 18 Dec at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tues 21 Dec at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT). (NB there is no evening midweek date for this one).
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NOVEMBER 2021
The Non-Catholic Cemetery at Testaccio
Thurs 11 Nov (NB this is, unusually, not a Wednesday), Sat 13 Nov at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tues 16 Nov at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT)
Etruscan Places, part II: the paintings at the Necropolis of Monterozzi at Tarquinia. (Part I was about Cerveteri in October 2020, a recording is available upon request though this talk works independently of the earlier one).
Thurs 25 Nov (NB this is, unusually, not a Wednesday), Sat 27 Nov at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tues 30 Nov at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT)
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OCTOBER 2021
Domus Aurea: The Golden House of Nero, and the discovery of the grotteschi
Wed 13 Oct, Sat 16 Oct at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 19 Oct 11am CEST (10am BST, 8pm AEDT)
Heavens Above! Roman Baroque Ceilings
Wed 27 Oct, Sat 30 Oct at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 2 Nov 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEDT)
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SEPTEMBER 2021
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. Porta Pia to the Quartiere Coppedè. One hour. Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. Friday 17th Sept, 6pm CEST, 5pm BST, noon EDT, 9am PDT
The Capitoline Museums: The World’s Oldest Public Museum
Wed 8 Sept, Sat 11 Sept at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 14 Sept at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEST)
150 Years of Roma Capitale: How Rome became the capital of Italy
Wed 22 Sept, Sat 25 Sept at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 28 Sept at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEST)
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JULY 2021
Time and the Baroque: the Tempo Barocco exhibition at Palazzo Barberini
Wed 21 July, Sat 24 July at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 27 July at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEST)
JUNE 2021
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. From Santa Croce in Gerusalemme via Porta Maggiore to Pigneto. One hour. Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. Friday 11 June, 6pm CET, 5pm BST, noon EDT, 9am PDT.
ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
Rione Monti and the Ancient Subura
Wed 2 June, Sat 5 June at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 8 June at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
Rome on Film: From the Bicycle Thieves to La Grande Bellezza
Wed 9 June, Sat 12 June at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 15 June at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
The Rome of Marcus Aurelius, the Philosopher Emperor (NB there’s a break of ten days between the Wed and the Sat, I’m taking a week’s holiday).
Wed 16 June, Sat 26 June at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 29 June at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
From Porta Pia to Porta Portese: A Walk along the Aurelian Walls Part 2 (Part 1 was back in October and a recording is available upon request, though it’s not necessary to have seen part 1 to join part 2).
Wed 30 June, Sat 3 July at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 6 July at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
MAY 2021
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli. One hour. Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. Friday 7 May, 4pm CET, 3pm BST, 10am EDT, 7am PDT.
ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Capricci e Carceri.
Wed 5 May, Sat 8 May at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 11 May at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
The Papal Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura
Wed 12 May, Sat 15 May at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 18 May at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
Garbatella: A Garden City in Rome
Wed 19 May, Sat 22 May at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 25 May at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
Studied Solecisms: Mannerist Architecture in Rome
Wed 26 May, Sat 29 May at 7pm CEST (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tues 1 June at 11am CEST (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
APRIL/MAY 2021
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR with RACHEL RODDY via Zoom webinar. The first of a series looking at Roman ingredients in an historical context. BEEF: From the Forum Boarium to Testaccio. One and a half hours plus Q&A via the chat function. €30 per screen connection. Friday 23 April, 5pm CET, 4pm UK & RoI, 11am EDT, 8am PDT.
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. One hour plus Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. Over the Caelian Hill to the Colosseum. Good Friday 2 April, 5pm CET, 4pm BST, 11am EDT, 8am PDT, 2am AEST,
ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
The Sacred Cave: The Monastery of St Benedict at Subiaco
Wed 31 Mar, Sat 3 Apr at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Wed 7 Apr at 11am CET (10am GMT, 7pm AEST) [NB for this week only the morning talk will be on Wednesday, not Tuesday]
A Wander Across the Caelian Hill
Wed 7 Apr, Sat 10 Apr at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tue 13 Apr at 11am CET (10am GMT, 7pm AEST)
Cosmati Work and the Conservation of Matter
Wed 14 Apr, Sat 17 Apr at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tue 20 Apr at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AEST)
The District of San Lorenzo
Wed 21 Apr, Sat 24 Apr at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Mon 27 Apr at 11am CET (10am GMT, 7pm AEST) [NB for this week only the morning talk will be on Monday, not Tuesday]
Palimpsest at the Theatre of Marcellus: The History of the City in One Building
Wed 28 Apr, Sat 1 May at 7pm CET (6pm BST, 1pm EDT), Tue 4 May at 11am CET (10am BST, 7pm AEDT)
MARCH 2021
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. One hour plus Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. Ostia Antica. 5 March, 4pm CET
ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
The Tragic Tale of John Keats
Wed 3 Mar, Sat 6 Mar at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tue 9 Mar at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AET)
The Basilica of the Snows: Santa Maria Maggiore
Wed 10 Mar, Sat 13 Mar at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tue 16 Mar at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AET)
Pigneto: Pasolini meets Piranesi
Wed 17 Mar, Sat 20 Mar at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 2pm ET), Tue 23 Mar at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AET)
Pinturicchio and Alexander VI: The Borgia Apartments in the Vatican Palace
Wed 24 Mar, Sat 27 Mar at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 2pm ET), Tue 30 Mar at 11am CET (10am GMT, 9pm AET)
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
Pharaonic Ambition: Obelisks in Rome
Wed 27 Jan, Sat 30 Jan at 7pm CET, Tue 2 Feb at 11am CET
Amphorae and Abattoirs: Testaccio from ancient port to the engine room of Roma Capitale
Wed 3 Feb, Sat 6 Feb at 7pm CET, Tue 9 Feb at 11am CET
“But lo! The dome”: Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Wed 10 Feb, Sat 13 Feb at 7pm CET, Tue 16 Feb at 11am CET
The Complex of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Constanza on the via Nomentana
Wed 17 Feb, Sat 20 Feb at 7pm CET, Tue 23 Feb at 11am CET
The Minerva of the North: Queen Christina of Sweden
Wed 24 Feb, Sat 27 Feb at 7pm CET, Tue 2 Mar at 11am CET
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LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. One hour plus Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. From piazza del Popolo via piazza di Spagna to the Mausoleum of Augustus.
Friday 22 January 2020 at 4pm CET (3pm GMT, 10am ET, 7am PT)
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR via Zoom webinar. One hour plus Q&A via the chat function. €25 per screen connection. From Santa Cecilia in Trastevere to the Jewish Quarter and the Southern Reaches of the Field of Mars.
Tuesday 29 December 2020 at 3.30pm CET (2.30pm GMT, 9.30am ET, 6.30am PT)
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ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
Machiavelli and the Borgias
Wed 30 Dec, Sat 2 Jan at 7pm CET, Tue 5 Jan at 11am CET
Roman Frescoes in and around Rome
Wed 6, Sat 9 Jan at 7pm CET, Tue 12 Jan at 11am CET
Rome’s Cathedral: the Complex of St John in Lateran
Wed 13 Jan, Sat 16 Jan at 7pm CET, Tue 19 Jan at 11am CET
All Roads Lead to Rome: Pilgrims and Pilgrimages in the Urbe
Wed 20 Jan, Sat 23 Jan at 7pm CET, Tue at 26 Jan at 11am CET
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DECEMBER 2020
ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
Gianlorenzo Bernini: Sculptor in Rome, Part II
Wed 2, Sat 5 Dec at 7pm CET, Tues 8 Dec at 11am CET
Nemi and the Extraordinary Tale of Caligula’s Ships
Wed 9, Sat 12 Dec at 7pm CET, Tues 15 Dec at 11am CET
The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces
Wed 16, Sat 19 Dec at 7pm CET, Tues 22 Dec at 11am CET
*CHRISTMAS SPECIAL*: A Christmas Card from Rome: A 30 min online talk via Zoom webinar, plus questions via chat. Suitable for both children and adults. Featuring nativity scenes, and general festivity. €15 per screen connection.
Wed 23 at 8pm CET
NOVEMBER 2020
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOURS via Zoom webinar. one hour plus Q&A. €25 per screen.
Friday 20th Nov 9am CET, Field of Mars
Friday 20th Nov 3.30pm CET, From the Janiculum down through Trastevere.
TESTACCIO COCCI E CASTAGNE with Rachel Roddy. One and half hours including Q&A, €30 per screen.
Thursday 19th Nov 3.30pm CET
LIVE ONSITE ONLINE TOUR of the Field of Mars via Zoom webinar. one hour plus Q&A. €25 per screen.
Thursday 5th Nov 4pm CET
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ONLINE TALKS via Zoom meeting, 50 minutes plus Q&A €15 per person
Sulla and the Fall of the Roman Republic
Wed 4 Nov, Sat 7 Nov at 7pm CET & Tues 10 Nov at 11am CET
Gianlorenzo Bernini: Sculptor in Rome, Part I
Wed 11, Sat 14 Nov at 7pm CET & Tues 17 Nov at 11am CET
A Walk along the Appian Way
Wed 18, Sat 21 Nov at 7pm CET & Tues 24 Nov at 11am CET
Beyond the Vatican: Raphael in Rome
Wed 25, Sat 28 Nov at 7pm CET & Tues 1 Dec at 11am CET
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020
Sunday 11th Oct, 4pm CET. Live onsite online tour of the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. 1 hour plus Q&A. €25 per screen.
The Sistine Chapel
Thursday 22nd Oct at 11am CET
The Raphael Rooms
Thursday 29th Oct at 11am CET
Villa D’Este at Tivoli: Tiburtine otium, reborn
Wed 30 Sept, Sat 3 Oct at 7pm CET & Tues 6 Oct at 11am CET
Caravaggio in Rome
Wed 7 Oct, Sat 10 Oct at 7pm CET & Tues 13 Oct at 11am CET
Field of Mars, Part 2: The Renaissance and the Baroque
Wed 14 Oct, Sat 17 Oct at 7pm CET & Tues 20 Oct at 11am CET
Etruscan Places: the Banditaccia Necropolis at Cerveteri
Wed 21 Oct, Sat 24 Oct at 7pm CET & Tues 27 Oct at 11am CET
“One Thing Too Many”: A Walk along the Aurelian Walls
Wed 28 Oct, Sat 31 Oct at 7pm CET & Tues 3 Nov at 11am CET
SEPTEMBER 2020
Rus in Urbe: Exploring the Palatine Hill
Wed 2 Sept, Sat 5 Sept at 7pm CET & Tues 8 Sept at 11am
Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli
Wed 9 Sept, Sat 12 Sept at 7pm CET & Tues 15 Sept at 11am
Temples and Fountains; Cobbles and Churches: A walk through the Field of Mars
Wed 16 Sept, Sat 19 Sept at 7pm CET & Tues 22 Sept at 11am CET
The Mystery Cult: Mithras and Mithraism in Rome
Wed 23 Sept, Sat 26 Sept at 7pm CET & Tues 29 Sept at 11am CET
REPEATED TALKS:
Exploring the Roman Forum
9 Sept 8.30pm CET
The Raphael Rooms
16 Sept 8.30pm CET
The Sistine Chapel
23 Sept 8.30pm CET
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JULY 2020
A wander through the Jewish Ghetto
Wed 1 July, Sat 4 July at 7pm CET & Tues 7th July at 11am CET
Exploring Trastevere
Wed 8 July, Sat 11 July at 7pm CET & Tues 14th at 11am CET
Borromini, Bernini, and the Baroque: Breaking Rules and Squeezing Pediments
Wed 29 July, Sat 1 Aug at 7pm CET & Tues 4th at 11am CET
AUGUST 2020
Ostia Antica: Daily Life in the port of Rome
Wed 5 Aug, Sat 8 Aug at 7pm CET & Tues 11th at 11am CET
REPEATED TALKS
Exploring the Roman Forum
Wed 1 July 8.30pm CET
The Raphael Rooms in the Vatican Palace
Wed 8 July 8.30pm CET
JUNE 2020
Constantinan Rome : Rome on the cusp of Christendom
Tues 2 June 11am CET (also 27, 28, 30 May at 7pm CET)
The Roman-ness of Christian Art: a look at medieval church mosaics
Wed 3 June, Sat 6 June at 7pm CET & Tues 9th at 11am CET (GMT+2)
Fortresses of Medieval Rome
Wed 10 June, Sat 13 June at 7pm CET & Tues 16th at 11am CET (GMT+2)
Roman Fever: epidemics and the Urbe
Wed 17 June, Sat 20th June at 7pm CET & Tues 23rd at 11am CET (GMT+2)
“The Third Rome”: Architecture as Propaganda in the Fascist Era.
Wed 24 June, Sat 27 June at 7pm CET & Mon 29th at 11am CET (GMT+2)
The Sistine Chapel: Perugino, Michelangelo, and the Popes’ Chapel.
Thurs 4 June 7pm CET
Raphael and the Antique: a look at part of the major exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death.
Fri 12 June 7pm CET & Wed 17 June 8.30pm CET
Child-friendly Ancient Rome talk
A 30 minute talk about Daily Life in Ancient Rome, plus questions. €10 per child, as many accompanying adults as you like are free. Maximum 10 children.
Thurs 4 June at 6pm CET (GMT+2, 5pm UK time, noon ET)
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MAY 2020
Ancient Rome PM
Salt, the She Wolf, and Spin : stories of Rome’s origins
Wed 6, Thurs 7, Sat 9 May 7pm, & Tues 12 May 11am CET (GMT+2)
Roads, Boats, and Aqueducts : The infrastructure of ancient Rome
Wed 13, Thurs 14, Sat 16 May 7pm CET (GMT+2)
Exploring the Roman Forum
Wed 20, Thurs 21, Sat 23 7pm CET (GMT+2)
Constantinian Rome : a city on the cusp of Christendom
Wed 27, Thurs 28, Sat 30 May 7pm CET (GMT+2)
Ancient Rome AM
Roads, Boats, and Aqueducts : The infrastructure of ancient Rome
Tue 19 May 11am CET (GMT+2)
Exploring the Roman Forum
Tue 26 May 11am CET (GMT+2)
Constantinian Rome : a city on the cusp of Christendom
Tue 2 June 11am CET (GMT+2)
Child-friendly Ancient Rome talk
Thurs 21st May at 6pm CET (GMT+2, 5pm UK time, noon ET)
A talk about the legends of Rome’s foundation suitable for c. 10-13 year olds lasting 30 minutes plus questions and costing €10 each for a group of no more than 10 people.
High Renaissance
At the same time I will be running a couple of talks looking at the triumphant art of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palaces.
The Sistine Chapel
Tues 12th, 19th May 7pm CET (GMT+2)
The Raphael Rooms : Julius II, Leo X, and the Papal Apartments.
Fri 22nd, 29th May 7pm CET (GMT+2)
If you’d like to join, have any further questions, would be interested in a talk about something else, or would be interested but can’t manage a particular time please drop me an email at info@understandingrome.com. Private talks about anything Rome-related can be prepared on request.
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