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The melancholy inscription on a medieval Rome house is a rare example.
Just past the ambitious, yet incongruous buildings along Via Petroselli, sits an unusual house known as Casa dei Crescenzi. The house is remarkable in that it is a well-preserved example of a medieval home, one originally owned by Niccolò de Crescenzi, son of Crescenzio and Theodora. The house was constructed sometime during the 12th-century. Crescenzi built a small fortress here to guard the river harbors and access to the Aemilius bridge, where he levied tolls and made a small fortune. His ambition is reflected in the eclectic style of his house, which he decorated with recycled ancient Roman artifacts and architectural elements, which are still visible today.
