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Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente

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Via Labicana, 95, Rome, Lazio 184, Italy

Here is an example of the transition from Latin to Italian vernacular.
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Secret Compartment in Leonardo da Vinci Statue

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Via Pietro Donà delle Rose, Rome, Lazio 54, Italy

After 40 years, a secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue.
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The Globe of the Vatican Obelisk

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Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

Julius Caesar's ashes were once held in this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk.
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Il Facchino

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Via Lata, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that has been vandalized for centuries.
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Casa dei Crescenzi

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Via Luigi Petroselli, 54, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

The melancholy inscription on a medieval Rome house is a rare example.
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Temple of Minerva Medica

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Via Giovanni Giolitti, 166a, Rome, Lazio 185, Italy

This nymphaeum is believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva.
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Arco di Malborghetto

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Via Barlassina, 1, Rome, Lazio 188, Italy

Until the early 20th century, the meaning of this triumphal Roman arch was a mystery.
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Monument to the Fallen of Dogali

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Via delle Terme di Diocleziano, 13, Rome, Lazio 185, Italy

Italian soldiers are commemorated by an ancient Egyptian obelisk.
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Torquato Tasso's Oak Tree

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Passeggiata del Gianicolo, 23, Rome, Lazio 165, Italy

An Italian poet is said to have been consoled by the charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree.
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'Res Gestae Divi Augusti' ('The Deeds of the Divine Augustus')

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Lungotevere in Augusta, Rome, Lazio 186, Italy

On the side of this museum is a sizable facsimile of a massive Roman inscription.

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