The Sights of Rome: Uncovering the Legends and Curiosites of the Eternal City

Drago, Vincent O.

ISBN 10: 0692006303 / ISBN 13: 9780692006306

Editore: Vincent Drago, 2010

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Riassunto:

In The Sights of Rome, Vincent Drago takes you on a fascinating visit to some of the most interesting sites in the Eternal City, including some of Rome's famous monuments. But you will also meet little-known places such as two fifteenth-century courtyards tucked away in a modern hospital, and an enormous stairway dedicated to a young drummer boy. Read the behind-the-scenes tale of the building of the Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica. How did Borromini pay tribute to Urban VIII when he built the church of Sant'Ivo? What became of the original doors of the Roman Senate House? What connection is there between Pope Gregory XIII and Julius Caesar? What is the meaning of the Latin inscription on the tomb of Raphael in the Pantheon? All of this and more await you in the pages of The Sights of Rome.

Informazioni sull?autore: Vincent Drago was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, where he began his career as a high school Latin teacher. He also taught in schools in New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana, as well as in Jackson, Mississippi. He twice participated in the six-week summer school of the American Academy in Rome. During his teaching career he traveled to Rome many times, for pleasure and for study, including a fourteen-month stay while on sabbatical leave in 1991 and 1992. When he retired in 2000, he moved to Rome where he now lives. Vincent spends most of his time studying and writing about the Eternal City.

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Titolo: The Sights of Rome: Uncovering the Legends ...
Casa editrice: Vincent Drago
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: very_good