Get Ready for Rome
By Wayne Ambler
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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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108. From the Cattle Market to the Palatine and from Aeneas to Romulus
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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107. The Two Temples of the Forum Boarium
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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106. The Forum Boarium and Rome's Mythical Prehistory
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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105. The Making of Modern Italy
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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104. Where are we?
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May 02, 2023 |
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103. A Pope's View of a Modern Problem
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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102. The Secularism of Modern Rome
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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101. Michelangelo's Last Judgment
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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100. The Four Corners of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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99. The Subjects Represented on Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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98. The Design of the Sistine Ceiling
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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97. Botticelli’s Facing Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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96. Reintroducing the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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95. The Overlooked Side Walls of the Sistine Chapel
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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94. Introducing the Sistine Chapel
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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93. The Disappearance of Ancient Rome (Part II Lanciani)
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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92. D-Day and the Liberation of Rome, June 1944
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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91. The Destruction of Ancient Rome (Part I Gibbon)
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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90. Edward Gibbon on the Destruction of Paganism
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May 19, 2022 |
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89. Edward Gibbon on the Christianization of Rome
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May 05, 2022 |
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88. Constantine and the Christianization of Rome
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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87. Trailer: Season 2 of Get Ready for Rome
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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86. Looking Ahead at Get Ready for Rome
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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85. A Lesson from Venice
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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84. Five Little Lessons from my Recent Return to Rome Mini Pod
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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83. On Returning from Rome, Part II
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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82. Stepping Outside of Central Rome
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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81. On Returning from Rome
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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80. Getting Ready for the Vatican and Trastevere
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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79. Exploring Rome's Campus Martius
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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78. Three More Hills! Mini Pod
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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77. Getting to know the “Capitoline Zone” of Rome
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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76. Planning a Visit to Rome
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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75. Navigating Rome Mini Pod
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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74. Raphael’s Hall of Constantine: History, Myth, or Propaganda?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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73. Introducing Raphael's Hall of Constantine
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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72. On Leaving Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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71. A Dispute in Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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70. A Return Visit to Raphael's "School of Athens"
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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69. Of Frescoes and a Schedule Change Mini Pod
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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68. Introducing Raphael's "School of Athens"
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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67. Of Monks, Friars, and Monasteries Mini Pod
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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66, Team Della Rovere and the Vatican Museums
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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65. Pope Julius II: Pro et Contra Mini Pod
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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64. St Peter in Chains and Moses in Marble
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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63. Big Questions and a Little Map Mini Pod
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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62. Culture Wars in Rome
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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61. Michelangelo, the Warrior Pope, and St. Peter in Chains
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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60. A War of Ideas in the Vatican Necropolis
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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59. Augustus’s Transformation of the Roman Forum
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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58. Mussolini's Celebrations of Empire
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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57. A Visit to the Tombs Buried by St. Peter's Basilica
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May 25, 2021 |
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56. Augustus and the Obelisks of Rome
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May 18, 2021 |
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55. Mussolini’s Recasting of Garibaldi on the Janiculum Hill
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May 11, 2021 |
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54. Historical Vertigo in Rome Mini Pod
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May 06, 2021 |
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53. Rome's First Christians and their Catacombs
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May 04, 2021 |
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52. Augustus, Antony, and Apollo’s Temple on the Palatine Hill
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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51. Mussolini and the Piazza of Augustus the Emperor
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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50. Back to the Borghese, Bernini, and the Baroque
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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49. Augustus: The Man and His Forum
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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48. Mussolini’s Gutting of Rome in Search of its “Romanness”
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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47, Bernini Meets Ovid in the Villa Borghese
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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46. Back to the Beginning: A Quick Review of My Goals Mini Pod
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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45. Augustus: The Man and His Mausoleum
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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44. Mazzini and the Power of Ideas Mini Pod
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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43. Giuseppe Mazzini: The Man and His Monument
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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42. Bernini, the Baroque, and the Borghese
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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41. Augustus and His Altar of Peace
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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40. A Marriage, an Affair, and the Making of Italy Mini Pod
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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36. The Count of Cavour: The Man and His Monument
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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35. The Triumph of the Church in St. Peter’s Basilica
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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34. The Arch of Constantine and Reunification of the Roman Empire
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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33. The Monument to Garibaldi and his “Expedition of the Thousand” in 1860
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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32. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Creation of Europe
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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31. Tacitus on the Games Held in the Colosseum
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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30. On Blaming the Romans for their Bloody “Games”
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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29. The Monument to Garibaldi and the Roman Republic of 1849
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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28. On Entering the Largest Church in the World
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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27. The Bloody “Games” of the Roman Amphitheaters
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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26, A New Statue in an Old Piazza: Angels Unawares Mini Pod
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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25. Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Man and His Monument
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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24. Pods in the Pipeline Mini Pod
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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23. A Second Visit to St. Peter’s Basilica: The Piazza and Colonnade
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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22. Generosity and Violence Behind the Building of the Colosseum Mini Pod
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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21. A Second Look at the Colosseum: The Structure Itself
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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20. A Secular Roman Monument Gets Religion Mini Pod
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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19. Modern Italy’s Main Monument to Itself: the Vittoriano
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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18. Of Barns and Basilicas! Mini Pod
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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17. A First Visit to Vatican City and Saint Peter’s Basilica
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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16. The Colosseum and the Looting of Jerusalem Mini Pod
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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15. A First Visit to the Colosseum
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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14. Fewer Halos, More Nudes Mini Pod
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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13. Introduction to Modern Rome
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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12. Going Up! Rome's Changing Ground Levels Mini Pod
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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11. Introduction to Christian Rome
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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10. Rome's Talking Statues Mini Pod
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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9. Introduction to Ancient Rome
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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8. A First Trip to Castelgandolfo Mini Pod
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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7. The Three Romes
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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6. Rome's Street of Reconciliation and Urban Planning 101 Mini Pod
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Sep 30, 2020 |