Anno Domini Tours

18/07/2024

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/ancient-art/rome-madonna-of-the-pantheon-restored-with-bulgari-funds?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0OqZVgBj52Ggd0qi6zw4K0z1Vw_VNvV7PxVlXEKqP0F96VZHgs9Vzy4D4_aem_ygnggW0erQlu3Ow06LG20A

The restoration of the Madonna of the Pantheon, an important Byzantine icon believed to be a 7th-century work, was unveiled in Rome. The restoration made possible by funds allocated by sponsor Bulgari.

30/04/2024

The composition of Roman cement (opus cæmenticium) is well known: volcanic ash and lime. But it could not be repdocued in modern times.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied samples of Roman concrete under an electron microscope, with the help of energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and confocal Raman imaging and realized that quicklime had been added to the composition at high temperatures.

When cracks appeared in the concrete, sooner or later water penetrated them, reacted with lime, forming a calcium-rich solution that hardened and completely glued the crack in just 2 weeks.

That is, the ancient Romans created a self-healing building material 2000 years ago. Now remember that modern concrete only lasts 50-100 years

20/04/2024

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17/04/2024

“Come può un uomo con uno scalpello, trasformare in un velo un materiale duro come il marmo… esso diventa trasparenza.
È incredibile la potenza del talento!”

(Alberto Angela)

La “Vergine velata” è un busto in marmo di Carrara, realizzato a Roma dallo scultore Giovanni Strazza (1818-1875).

14/01/2023

We invite you on a journey with us through the timeless Beauty of Rome, Italy, and the Vatican City. Join us on our private walking tours to discover world heritage sites such as the Colosseum and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel! All tours are led by expert licensed guides, with skip the line service, for a hassle free experience.
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14/01/2023

As we begin a new year in our quest for Beauty and Eternity, let us know how you feel today!
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08/11/2022

Archeologia, nuove straordinarie statue in bronzo scoperte al santuario di San Casciano dei Bagni, dalle acque termali il rinvenimento più grande mai emerso in Italia, riscriverà la storia della statuaria etrusca-romana. Il Ministro Sangiuliano: ritrovamento eccezionale, Italia ricca di tesori immensi e unici

Oltre 20 statue di bronzo in perfetto stato di conservazione, ex voto e altri oggetti. Sono le nuove scoperte restituite dalla campagna di scavo al santuario etrusco-romano di San Casciano dei Bagni, in provincia di Siena. Iniziato nel 2019, lo scavo promosso dal MiC e dal comune toscano con il coordinamento del prof. Jacopo Tabolli dell’Università per Stranieri di Siena ha condotto a questi nuovi straordinari ritrovamenti nelle prime settimane di ottobre. A San Casciano, grazie ai recenti finanziamenti del MiC, nascerà un nuovo museo per ospitare i reperti.

“Una scoperta che riscriverà la storia e sulla quale sono già al lavoro oltre 60 esperti di tutto il mondo", dichiara l’etruscologo responsabile dello scavo, prof. Jacopo Tabolli. È così infatti che, 50 anni dopo la scoperta nel 1972 dei celebri “bronzi di Riace”, si riscrive a San Casciano dei Bagni la storia dell’antica statuaria in bronzo di età etrusca e romana. Quello del sito toscano è il più grande deposito di statue in bronzo di età etrusca e romana mai scoperto nell’Italia antica e uno dei più significativi di tutto il Mediterraneo: senza eguali soprattutto perché, finora, di questa epoca si conoscevano prevalentemente statue in terracotta.

“Un ritrovamento eccezionale, che conferma una volta di più che l'Italia è un paese di tesori immensi e unici. La stratificazione di diverse civiltà è un unicum della cultura italiana”, dichiara il Ministro della Cultura, che, proprio ieri, in occasione di una delle sue prime visite fuori Roma è stato a Grosseto al laboratorio .

cultura.gov.it/bronziscasciano 🔗 link nelle storie

08/11/2022

Another incredible discovery!

01/10/2022

A real letter from a Roman soldier

Written in the 2nd century AD by a little boy named Apion from a small Egyptian town.
He enlisted in the Roman army in Alexandria, boarded a large government ship and sailed for Italy. The ship weathered a terrible storm.
As soon as he landed, received his new uniform and paid for it, he went to be painted in a picture for his family and sent it home along with this letter:

Apion to his father and lord Epimachos: Happy birthday!
First of all I hope that you are well and that things are going well for you, my sister, her daughter and my brother. I thank Lord Serapis [an Egyptian god] for saving me right away when I was in danger at sea.
When I arrived in Miseno [the Roman port of war, near Naples], I received three gold coins from the emperor [Trajan?] As money for the journey, and I am fine.
Please write me a line, my lord father, on your well-being, second on that of my brother and sister, and third so that I may piously greet your hand, for you have brought me up well and I can therefore hope for a quick promotion, the gods willing. Give my regards to Capiton [a friend] and my brother and my sister and Serenilla [a family slave?] And my friends. I am sending you my little portrait via Euktemon. My [new] Roman name is Antonius Maximus.
All my best!
The letter was written in Greek on papyrus, not by the boy himself, but by a hired public letter writer.
Two of Apion's friends who enlisted with him added their greetings in the left margin.
The letter was originally folded and sealed.
He passed through the highly efficient Roman military post and arrived safe and sound as far as the small village in Egypt, where the boy's father and family read it almost two thousand years ago. After the death of his father, the letter was lost in the household waste and archaeologists found it not long ago under the collapsed walls of the house. With it was another letter written by Apion years later to his sister after he had long been stationed somewhere on the Roman frontier and had a wife and children. That's all we know.
If you allow, I would like to make some considerations.
I admit I was moved to note this boy's pride in joining the Roman army.
I find admirable the affection and gratitude for what his father had done for him, which is now rare.
Generous the per diem for the transfer, of 3 aurei, corresponding to 300 sesterces, that is to say about a year's wages.
Surprising that in addition to the letter he sent a portrait, I think in uniform, very modern!
The Cursus Publicus is amazing, enough to deliver the letter in a small Egyptian village.
Today we talk a lot about inclusion: we should learn from our ancestors.
Let us remember that at the time the provincials were "Peregrini", that is, not Roman citizens.

06/08/2022

"It all started from here.
From some holes in the tuff surface, to erect wooden huts on the Palatine Hill.
It was a small village.
Over the centuries it became a city.
It became The City.
It became the world.
Then something changed, but it doesn't matter.
Because after all, they made real History, and part of our daily life was born of this greatness.
Which started from here:
from some holes, from small huts and (perhaps) from a plow".

16/04/2022

Come to Rome and celebrate its 2775th birthday!

Rome celebrates its 2,775th birthday - known as Natale di Roma - with four days of historical re-enactments and gladiator fights from 21 to 24 April 2022.

28/03/2022

A guide to the Rome of High Renaissance artist and architect Raphael whose 500th anniversary takes place in 2020.

05/03/2022

The Russian dictator V. Putin will be unable to conquer Ukraine, which is the largest country in Europe (second to Russia) with a population of over 40 million. I believe he understands that Russia will never be able to control the country, let alone annex it as with Crimea.
The Russian dictator lied to the world, and invaded a sovereign country for no justifiable reason other than his own personal wishes for revenge. He wants to punish the West, and all those against him, by inflicting destruction using Ukraine.
The Russians will continue to destroy all systems and infrastructure in Ukraine. They will continue to bomb and destroy public buildings and institutions, including schools and hospitals, as well as government buildings and facilities. They will destroy power plants, even nuclear power stations, as well as communications and transportation networks. Radio and TV stations, airports, railways, ports, and roads will be destroyed. They even destroyed a unique aircraft, the AN-225, the largest aircraft in the world! They destroyed the Kharkiv Zoo which took 10 years to build and 1 day to destroy killing most of the over 2000 animals that were there. They will kill innocent civilians, including women and children. They will bomb their apartment buildings, destroy their private homes and property, and force many to flee to other countries abandoning their lives behind.
The question is: What for? Why are they doing this? It is clear that this war has absolutely nothing to do with peace-keeping in the Donbass region, or liberating Ukraine from a N**i regime. How could one even possibly think of a N**i regime led by a Jewish President and hero as Volodymir Zelensky? Absurd!
No. The Russian dictator V. Putin simply wants to inflict pain. Just for revenge. Pure and simple.
This is what I believe will happen in the aftermath of current events. Russia will leave. That’s right. Putin knows there is no way he could ever control such a vast country of over 40 million, let alone annex it, or even place a puppet regime under his control, in Ukraine. The costs would be overwhelming, especially now with these extreme economic sanctions.
Putin will destroy Ukraine and then leave it mortally injured to bleed to death for generations to come. And we are all going to pay for this devastating war, and for letting it go on. We already are.
Ultimately, just like with Hi**er, the world is not doing enough to stop this madman. He will destroy an entire country, and get away with it.
And you thought North Korea or Iran were dangerous…

04/03/2022

Rome tonight! We stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

03/03/2022

We firmly condemn Russia and stand with Ukraine.

A subway train on Rome's underground has been decorated with the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine's flag and the word for peace in Italian and Ukrainian.

13/02/2022

If you are planning to visit Italy… and Rome, the Eternal City, you may need us! Anno Domini guided tours … Time Travel Defined!

04/02/2022

The Inauguration of the President of the Republic of Italy

https://youtu.be/vKw0W2vQ_cQ

21/12/2021

I crossed the boarder from Italy to the State of the Vatican City, St. Peter’s Square. The Egyptian obelisk brought back from Alexandria of Egypt by the Roman emperor Caius Germanicus Caligula in 37 AD stands in the middle of the square. It is possibly the most ancient obelisk in Rome, according to some data le to the 19th century BC… It probably witnessed Moses leading the People of Israel out of Egypt, and it definitely saw the crucifixion of the Holy and All-laudable Apostle Peter here, on Vatican hill. It was moved in 1586 by order of Pope Sixtus V Peretti in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, to the center of St. Peter’s Square. It functions as a gigantic gnomone for the solar calendar.
I came today for the first time since I live in the Eternal City to witness its wonder on the day of the Winter Solstice. The shade of the obelisk reaches its longest length at around 12:00 Noon, at the Zenith, when the Sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn. From today, Light with grow, the days will grow longer, as the darkness of the night shall shrink.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Mt 5:16)

At 15:59 ZULU (UTC) the Sun will stop at 23.5° south of the Equator, at the Tropic of Capricorn.

The Winter Solstice — the beginning of Winter.

The Fathers decided to celebrate the Nativity of the Lord immediately after this moment of darkness, because Christ is the Light of the world.

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 8:12)

18/12/2021

Come and fly with me in Italy!

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return." (Leonardo da Vinci) I love to fly and share this passion! Let me take into the sky! PPL...

24/10/2021

Let us show you Beauty!

The Uffizi in Florence has come in first place in a list of the best museums and galleries in the world, ahead of the Louvre, according to Time Out magazine.

14/10/2021

Arrivederci Alitalia. Goodbye Alitalia … Wings of Italy.

Alitalia will take its last flight on Thursday evening before passing the baton to Italy's new national airline - ITA - which begins operations on Friday.

10/08/2021

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-greek-roman-sculptures-reveal-their-true-colors/

Greek and Roman marble antiquities have traditionally been viewed as white, but recent scientific studies have shown that they were often painted with bright colors – an accidental "whitewashing" of history that colored our view of ancient art.

30/07/2021

In the meantime, the G20 is meeting in Rome… guess where? Yup! The Colosseum! Where else? ☺️

28/07/2021

Join us in Rome where we find Beauty and Eternity!

17/07/2021

The Eternal City continues to amaze!

Rome archaeologists have unearthed a rare border stone laid during the reign of Emperor Claudius almost 2,000 years ago, in a hugely significant discovery.

26/06/2021

Let’s go together with Anno Domini!

The underground heart of Rome’s Colosseum - a labyrinth of passageways and chambers known as the hypogeum - opens up following a major restoration by Tod's.

15/06/2021

29/05/2021

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/american-tourists-return-to-rome.html

Rome's Fiumicino airport welcomed around 300 tourists from the USA who arrived in the Italian capital on covid-tested flights from New York and Atlanta.

29/05/2021

May 29th is the sad day that we remember the fall of Constantinople the Queen of Cities which was captured by an invading Ottoman army on Tuesday, May 29th 1453, thus ending the Roman Empire. The attackers were commanded by the 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II, who defeated an army commanded by Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos and took control of the imperial capital, ending a 53-day siege that had begun on April 6th 1453.

20/05/2021

The Swiss Guard…

https://youtu.be/0kIKRVOjOt8

Every year the Swiss Guards remember the day in 1527 when over one hundred of them gave their lives protecting the Pope. Today, they renew that commitment co...