Roma Segreta dalla A alla Z

From July 1 to September 30, 2010. Roma Segreta dalla A alla Z is the result of a public competition announced to select the most interesting projects for cultural and educational events to be hosted in several archaeological sites of the city, pursuant to resolution of the Cultural commission of the Municipality of Rome. 17 cultural associations and cooperatives active in the archaeological field were selected out of a total of 50 proposals.

Each association will maintain a calendar of activities and educational visits in one of the seventeen archaeological sites of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (Acquedotto Vergine, Auditorium di Mecenate, Casa Protostorica di Fidene, Cisterna delle Sette Sale, Cisterna romana di via Cristoforo Colombo, Colombario di Pomponio Hylas, Insula Romana sotto Palazzo Specchi, Ipogeo di Via Livenza, Ludus Magnus, Mausoleo di Monte del Grano, Mitreo dell’Ara Massima di Ercole, Monte Testaccio, Porta Asinaria, Sepolcri Repubblicani, Teatro di Marcello, Trofei di Mario e Porta Magica, e Villa di Plinio).

Programme:

ACQUEDOTTO VERGINE
Via del Nazareno, 9/a
The Aqua Virgo is the only ancient aqueduct still functioning in Rome. It was originally built in 19 BC to supply the Baths of Agrippa in Campus Martius. The visit focuses on the remains on Via del Nazareno.
(min 10 - max 20 people per visit)
Reservation required – Tel. 060608
Guided tours organised by the M’Arte Association:

Itinerary 1:
“The Path of Water in Rione Trevi”: an unusual walk in the Trevi district that starts from via del Nazareno where lie the ruins of the Acquedotto Vergine, the hydraulic system of ancient Rome that still feeds some of the most beautiful fountains in the historic centre. (Acquedotto Vergine – Fountains of the Trevi District).
Saturday 3, 18, 25 July; 28 August; 4, 18, 26 September, h. 18.00
€ 10,00

Itinerary 2
(entrance to the Vicus Caprarius).
“The City of Water in Rione Trevi: Acquedotto Vergine and Vicus Caprarius”: only a stone’s throw from the Trevi Fountain begins a fascinating journey on the water in ancient Rome, from the remains of the Acquedotto Vergine on via del Nazareno, to the archaeological complex Caprarius of Vicus.
11 and 31 July; 6 August; 12 September, h. 18.00
€ 12,00

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AUDITORIUM DI MECENATE
Largo Leopardi, 2
The monument that is part of a more spacious complex identified as theCountry House of Maecenas, was brought to light in 1874 during the excavationsrequired by the town-planning scheme for the Esquiline quarter rising at the time of king Humbert the First. Probably, it is a summer triclinium, in other words a partially filled in and therefor fresherhall, used for feasts made more pleasant by water effects.
(max 30 people per visit - 100 people per performance)
Reservation required
For further information, please contact Iter/Archeoclub Roma: 334172132; www.itercultura.net

“ The Poets Society: Great writers and interpreters of Italian poetry read and comment on their works and classics of the past"
Event by Sandrino Aquilani.
2,15,29 July; 10 August (an evening dedicated to G. Pascoli); 9 and 23 September: h. 18.30
€ 10,00
Guided tour: “Discovering the Villa di Maecenas"
10 July: h. 18.30
24 July; 6 August; 11 and 25 September: h. 10.00
€ 5,00

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CASA PROTOSTORICA DI FIDENE
Via Quarrata
Through ancient building techniques and near its original location, a full-scale reconstruction of this late ninth century BC house was reproduced.
(max 25 people per visit)
Guided tours:
4 July, 1 and 21 August, 5 September, h. 17.00
26 September, h. 10.30
Workshops:
17 July, 18 September, h. 17.00
Reservation required
Chora: 333.2120734
€ 8,00

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CISTERNA DELLE SETTE SALE
Via delle Terme di Traiano, 5/b
The huge complex of the Baths of Trajan required the construction of a massive cistern known since the Middle Ages as “Seven Rooms” which, almost perfectly preserved on the edge of the Parco del Colle Oppio, ensured the supply of water to the baths.
From Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 16.00 to 18.00, guided tours with audio guides (Italian and English)
Entrance fee: € 6,00

Liquid notes – Guided Tours
Every Saturday, the tour will be guided by leading figures from across the cultural sector: Eleonora Abbagnato, Rossella Brescia, Luciano Cannito, Vittoria Cappelli, Domenico De Masi, Vanessa Gravina, Claudio Insegno, Fioretta Mari, Paola Saluzzi and many others.
Entrance fee: € 8,00
1,2,3,8,9,10,15,16,17,22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 July: h. 18.00.
7, 14, 21, 28 July: h. 17.00
2, 3, 4, 9, September: h. 18.00.
10, 11, 16, September: h. 17.00.
17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 September: h. 16.00.
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 September: h. 17.00.

The spiral wave. Contemporary yoga classes run by Robert Mills and the Odaka Team.
Entrance fee: € 15,00.
1,6, 8, 13,15, 20, 22, 27, 29 July, h. 19.00
2,7,9, 14, 16, September, h. 19.00
21, 23, 28, 30 September, h. 18.00

Musical Termarium. Classical music concerts at sunset.
On Friday, the concert will be enriched by a tasting of the most prestigious wines of Lazio.
Entrance fee: € 13,00.
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 July; 3, 4, 10, 11, September: h. 19.00
17, 18, 24, 25 September: h. 17.00

Children’s Rome. Events for children
Guided tours and events designed especially for children.
Entrance fee: € 8,00.
3,10, 24, 31 July
4,11,18,25 September: h. 10.00
Reservation required: 06.45437134 (from Monday to Sunday, from 11.00 to 19.00) or email at: info@danielecipriani.it

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CISTERNA DI VIA CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
Via Cristoforo Colombo, alt. civ. 142
The cistern, which was restored in 1992, dates back to the 1st-2nd century AD and it was discovered towards the end of the 30s. At the time it was at first thought to be a temple or funerary monument and it was only later correctly identified as a water tank although the aqueduct that supplied it remained unknown.
(min 5 - max 15 people per visit)
Reservation required – Trasecoli: 345.2899851
3 e 18 July, 7 and 29 August, 11 and 26 September: h. 16.00 and 17.00
Entrance fee: € 8,00.

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COLOMBARIO DI POMPONIO HYLAS
Via di Porta Latina / Parco degli Scipioni
The colombarium of Pomponius Hylas was discovered in 1831 and is situated within the park on the via Latina, next to the Aurelian Walls. Though small in size, it is very significant due to its exceptional state of preservation.
3 July, h. 18.00; 4 July, h. 10.00; 11 and 17 July: h. 17.00 and 18.00; 25 and 31 July: h. 18.00; 7 and 28 August, h. 18.00; 29 August, h. 10.00; 5, 11, 12 and September, h. 10.00; 25 September, h. 17.00; 26 September, h. 10.00 and 11.00.
(max 7 persone a visita. La visita sarà effettuata solo con il gruppo al completo) (max 7 people per visit. The visit will take place only if the group is made of 7 people)
Reservation required – Itinera: 06.27800785
Entrance fee: € 10,00.

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FORI IMPERIALI
Piazza Madonna di Loreto, meeting point: gate at the side of the column
An outstanding example of Roman architecture, for the occasion an underground route that connects the Fora of Caesar (46 BC) to Trajan (113 AD) will open.
(max 25 people per visit)
3, 4, 24 e 25 July, h. 18.00
11, 12, 25 e 26 September, h. 18.00
Reservation required – Zètema Progetto Cultura: 060608
€ 8,00

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INSULA ROMANA SOTTO PALAZZO SPECCHI
Via di San Paolo alla Regola, 16
During the restoration work carried out by Rome’s City Council in the years 1978-82, in a group of houses centring around the 16th century Specchi Palace and near the church of San Paolo alla Regola, there came to light some still well-preserved structures belonging to buildings of the Ancient Roman and Medieval age.
Guided tours and readings: 2, 10, 31 July; 6 August; 3 and 18 September, h. 17.00 - € 10,00;
Guided tours and readings on evenings: 9, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25, 30 July and 1, 6, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 August and 3, 4, 19 September, h. 20, 20.45, 21.30 and 22.15 - € 15,00;
Guided tours and walks: 2, 10, 31 July; 6 August; 3, 18 September, h. 18.00 - € 15,00;
Children’s workshop (A Journey to the Center of the Earth): 18 July, 22 August, h. 10.00 and 11.00 - € 10,00;
Children’s workshop (Archaeology is hungry for books): 5 September, h. 10.00 and 11.00 - € 15,00.
(min 5 /max 25 people per visit)
Reservation required
Res Antiquae: 06.87905747; 347.8249859

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IPOGEO DI VIA LIVENZA
Via Livenza, 4
The hypogeum is situated near the Via Salaria, in an area that contained a series of tombs in ancient times. It came to light in 1923 during the construction works for a building, around 250 metres away from the Aurelian walls. In the wall there is a niche decorated with paintings depicting imitation marble slabs. Above the niche there is a painting of a vase-shaped fountain on which two doves are drinking, while another two doves are seen among floral elements.
Guided tours: Voices from the Underground
3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 July, h. 16.00 – 17.00 – 18.00
15 July, 7 and 28 August, 11 September, h. 19.00 – 20.00 - 21.00
4, 18, 25 September, h. 16.00-17.00-18.00
(min 5/max 10 people per visit)
Reservation required - Alliance Culturelle s.r.l.: 06.296998
€ 10,00 afternoon tours; € 12,00 evening tours.

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LUDUS MAGNUS
Via Labicana, corner of Piazza del Colosseo
The Ludus Magnus was built in the valley between the Esquilino and the Celio. The remains of the complex were discovered in 1937, but only 20 years later excavations were terminated. The four-sided portico, 100 m per side, is formed by the outside rooms to be used by the gladiators and as services for the performances. A small cavea for a strict number of people surrounded the ellipsoidal arena.
Guided tours and walks: 9,10,15,16, 22, 23 July, h. 18.00
5, 6, 26, 27 August, h. 18.00
3, 4, 10,17 September, h. 18.00
11, 18 and 25 September, h. 10.00
24 September, h. 17.00
Reservation required (min 10 - max 30 people per visit)
Archimede: 339.2201463; 3398616632
€ 8,00

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MAUSOLEO MONTE DEL GRANO
Piazza dei Tribuni (inside the park)
This funerary monument is considered to be one of the most impressive tombs of the ancient times. It is situated in a small park at the forth kilometre of the Via Tuscolana, right after Porta Furba. Since the Middle Ages it was called “Monte del Grano” (Mountain of Wheat), because its shape is similar to a moggio (a cone-shaped vessel used to measure wheat) turned upside down
Guided tours and animation: 24 July and 7 August, h. 16.00;
19 September, h. 10.30.
Guided tours and animation + dance performance: 17 July and 18 September, h. 16.00
Reservation required (min 10/max 30 people per visit)
Gea: 389.0462469
€ 13,00

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MITREO DELL’ARA MASSIMA DI ERCOLE
Piazza Bocca della Verità, 16a (S. Maria in Cosmedin)
Probably built in the second century AD, the large building was modified many times, and in the third century AD, its ground floor became a mitreo. Up high, to the right of the arch, a relief depicts the principal deeds of Mitra; the killing of the bull (tauroctonia) is a recurring theme.
From July 2 to September 30, every Friday from h. 10.00 to 16.00 and every Saturday from h. 9.00 to 12.00 (the visit starts every hour). Except August.
Reservation required (min 5/max 25 people per visit)
Archeodomani: 339.7786192
€ 6,00.

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MONTE TESTACCIO
Via Zabaglia, 24 / angolo Via Galvani
This is an artificial hill formed between 140 BC and 250 AD exclusively by the fragments or potsherd (in Latin “testae” hence the name of Testaccio) of millions of amphorae used to transport goods that were unloaded from the ships in the nearby river port in the Roman Age.
Guided tours: 3, 8, 11, 14, 17, 22, 25, 28, 31 July; 1 and 5 August, h. 17.00 and 18.00; 4 and 9 September, h. 18.00; 22, 25, 26, 30 September, h. 17.00; 4, 10, 18, 24 July, h. 10.00 and 11.00; 5 and 11 September, h. 10.00.
Reservation required (min 10/max 30 people per visit)
Dat: 333.7889416; www.associazionedat.it
€ 8,00

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NECROPOLI OSTIENSE
Via Ostiense / Parco Schuster (all’altezza della Basilica di S. Paolo)
Vasto sepolcreto che si affaccia sull’antico asse della Via Ostiense,le cui testimonianze iniziano dalla tarda età Repubblicana e proseguono fino al IV secolo d.C.
Visite:
- 17 luglio ore 10.00, 18 luglio ore 17.00
- 21 agosto ore 10.00, 22 agosto ore 17.00 - VISITE ANNULLATE
- 11 settembre ore 11.30, 12 settembre ore 15.00. Le date di queste visite devono essere confermate(Min 12/max 25 persone a visita). Prenotazione obbligatoria 060608
Costo € 8,00

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PORTA ASINARIA
Piazza di Porta San Giovanni
It was located next to Porta San Giovanni and was originally a small gate without towers that allowed passing through the Aurelian Walls to reach Via Asinara, and further on Via Tuscolana. The name seems to come from the Asinii family that owned properties in the surroundings or perhaps is due to the fact that many donkeys (asini) passed through it carrying goods.
Guided tours: 10, 18 and 24 July, h. 17.00-18.00-19.00; 14 and 28 August, h. 17.00; 11, 19 and 25 September, h. 16.00-17.00.
Reservation required (max 25 people per visit)
Centro Ricerche Speleo Archeologiche: 347.3811874
€ 10,00.

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SEPOLCRI REPUBBLICANI
Via Statilia, corner of Via di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
In 1916, at the crossing point of via Statilia some Republican Sepulchres had been found dated back to 100 BC circa and buried during the following century.The most ancient one consists of a facade made of blocks of tuff in which there is a central door, sided by two round shields obtained by the blocks of the facade.
2, 8 and 30 July; 4, 6 and 29 August; 10, 17 and 24 September, h. 17.00; 17 July, h. 11.00
Reservation required (min 10/max 25 people per visit)
Artable: 06.4391597; 339.1998481; 349.7820922
€ 8,00.

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TEATRO DI MARCELLO
Via del Teatro di Marcello
The theatre was started by Julius Caesar and finished by Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) in 17 BC, when the Ludus Saecularesgames were held there. In 13 BC or 11 BC the theatre was dedicated to thememory of Marcellus, Augustus’s nephew and heir who died prematurely.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday on the month of October
Reservation required (max 35 people per visit)
Genti e Paesi: 06.85301755
€ 7,00

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TROFEI DI MARIO E PORTA MAGICA
Piazza Vittorio (gardens)
In the north corner of the garden in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II there are the ruins of the lateritious monumental structure called, since the Middle Ages, "Trophies of Mario" due to the presence of two marble trophies, nowadays placed on the balustrade of the Campidoglio, erroneously assigned to Caio Mario for the victories over the Cimbri and the Teutoni. The building is actually a monumental fountain built by Alessandro Severo in 226 for the distribution of water.
11 July, 29 August and 19 September, h. 18.00
Reservation required (min 10 /max 25 people per visit)
Olim: 339.3309580
€ 10,00

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VILLA DI PLINIO
Pineta di Castel Fusano, Via della Villa di Plinio
Situated close to the border between the park of Castel Fusano and the estate of Castel Proziano, the complex was excavated in 1713. It was identified as the villa owned in this area by Plinio il Giovane (61-114 AD), described in a letter written by him to his friend Gallo.
27 June and 26 September, h. 10.30
Reservation required (max 30 people per visit)
Cyberia idee in rete: 06.50917817; 347.8238652
€ 8,00