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Still from surveillance cameras as military horses spooked by fireworks, break free on Rome's streets

Military horses stampede through Rome after fireworks prank

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A traffic officer’s late-night joke with firecrackers sent 35 military horses bolting down one of Rome’s busiest roads. In total, four people and up to 15 animals were injured — the night before final rehearsals for the 2 June celebrations.

Buon Compleanno, Roma: The Eternal City (Rome) turns 2,779

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 21 April 753 BC according to legend, tradition and the calculations of Rome’s own ancient scholars, a man named Romulus ploughed a furrow around the Palatine Hill and founded a city. Today, that city, Rome, turns 2,779 years old.

Pantheon in Rome. Imagen de G-tech en Pixabay

Rome’s Pantheon to raise entry fee this summer

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The cost of visiting the Pantheon in Rome, one of the ancient world’s best-preserved monuments, will rise to €7 from 1 July. This comes under a new agreement between Italy’s Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Rome.

L’Ara si rivela multimedia project Image credit: Museo dell'Ara Pacis

Multimedia project at Rome’s Museo dell’Ara Pacis

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A new immersive experience at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis will allow visitors to rediscover one of ancient Rome’s most important monuments through light, sound and narration.

Explosion in Rome causes buildings to collapse. Image credit: Vigili del fuoco

Explosion in Rome causes building to collapse

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A powerful explosion in southwest Rome caused the collapse of two buildings and left at least two people seriously injured, prompting a major emergency response.

Anarchist networks under increased surveillance following explosion which left two dead in Rome. Image credit: Francesco Benvenuti/LaPresse

Anarchist networks investigation underway

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Investigators in Rome are examining anarchist networks after two suspected militants died in an explosion while assembling an improvised device in an abandoned farmhouse in the capital.

Christ the Saviour bust Rome now attributed to Michelangelo

Christ the Saviour bust in Rome attributed to Michelangelo

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A marble bust of Christ the Saviour that has stood for centuries in a Roman basilica has been newly attributed to Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti following fresh archival research.

Portrait of John Keats by William Hilton.

On this day: death of poet John Keats in Rome

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 23 February 1821, the English Romantic poet John Keats died in Rome at the age of just 25. His death brought to an end a brief but extraordinary literary career that would later secure him a place among the greats of English poetry.

Crucifixion in crypt at Venerable English College Rome, which is now open to the public

Venerable English College opens crypt and Roman road to public

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome’s Venerable English College, the oldest British institution outside the UK, is expanding its guided tours to include public access to its underground areas for the first time.