Along the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea and at the mouth of the Tiber River, a large Roman city was located in ancient times, Ostia Antica, perhaps the first colony of this Empire, which we still have the opportunity to visit today, thanks to archaeological finds. A legend says that the city was founded duringContinue reading “OSTIA ANTICA: PORT OF ROME”
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CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA
I had previously told you that the Muslims arrived in the Iberian Peninsula in 711, led by Tarik, and had defeated the last Visigothic king, Don Rodrigo, in the battle of the Guadalete River. This fact gave rise to the Muslim expansion in the territories that currently remain to Spain and Portugal. At the beginningContinue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA”
CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL
Along the banks of the Guadalquivir River, which means “the Great River” in Arabic, stands a beautiful city, Córdoba, which during medieval times under the rule of the Umayyads became one of the cultural, artistic, political and most important economies cities in the world, being surpassed only by the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople.Continue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL”
THE ESSENTIALS IN ROME: THE COLOSSEUM, THE PALATINE HILL AND THE FORUMS
“Rome will exist as long as the Colosseum exists; when the Colosseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, so will the World” a clergyman once said. Perhaps centuries have passed since the official date, 476, in which the Roman Empire ceased to exist, but its essence is still noticeable in the lands that wereContinue reading “THE ESSENTIALS IN ROME: THE COLOSSEUM, THE PALATINE HILL AND THE FORUMS”
THE ARTISTIC WONDERS AT THE BORGHESSE GALLERY
Undoubtedly, the most fascinating thing about the Eternal City, Rome, founded in 751 BC, according to an ancient legend about the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, is the fact that practically everywhere in this imperial capital hides true jewels of art that evoke past times. In this article, I will take you to one ofContinue reading “THE ARTISTIC WONDERS AT THE BORGHESSE GALLERY”
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