If youve ever wondered what Roman Emperors like Julius Caesar, Nero or Constantine looked like or wanted to own something that may have been held by one of these historic men or someone living during that period then consider this.
Museo Nazionale Romano – Crypta Balbi (Roman National Museum – Crypta Balbi). When it was opened 9 years ago, this museum created a sensation since it approached the life of the ancient Romans from a somewhat different angle, compared to ordinary museums. In a historical and social sequence, it gives a true-to-life illustration of living habits and conditions of Roman families during the Imperial period and the Middle Ages. A section is also dedicated to commercial and manufacturing activities.
Amalfi Coast – Do you wish to see a lovely coastline with a sprinkling of picturesque villages and houses along the slopes of hills overlooking the sea? Then your choice has to be the Amalfi Coast. Between the see, the hills facing it and the colorful dwellings characteristic of the local countryside, you are sure to be enchanted by the beauty of it all. The larger towns, such as Amalfi, Positano, Ravello and Sorrento, provide that additional charm which makes the area so unique.
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck were the great interpreters of a charming movie by William Wyler set in Rome, in the early 1950s. Basically a love story between the two main characters, in fact it revealed a fabulous city to the American public that was largely unaware of Romes magic beauty: so much so that arrivals from the U.S. shot up after the movie was screened in the States.
The Roman Empire was one of the most dominant civilizations in history. The Roman armies were able to expand and hold land more effectively than any other army before it, and most of that was due to their superior Roman armor and training that each soldier received. This was something that no other army of the era could match.
