These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.