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Some highlights of a jaunt to the Bay of Naples
Part II: Herculaneum and the Cratere degli Astroni at the Phlegraean Fields
Part I is here, in Part III we will snorkel over the lost port of Misenum, and visit my very favourite Roman seaside villa
Some highlights of a jaunt to the Bay of Naples
Part I: The Ipogeo dei Cristallini
The Romans spoke of Campania Felix, that happy countryside; a land of fecundity and agricultural abundance. Though they had an inkling that the mountain which loomed over the ancient Greek settlement of P...
October’s Postcard from Rome
One of my favourite Roman films is Fellini’s Roma (1972), a series of gloriously bizarre, and often meta, vignettes tied together with a loose and semi-autobiographical thread. The film takes us from Fellini’s romagnolo childhood during Fas...
The Vexing of Vitruvius: the genius loci and spindly columns at the House of Augustus
All photos taken at the House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill during tours over recent months.
All photos taken at the House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill during tours over recent months.
Shaking off the Medieval: The Branda Castiglione Chapel at San Clemente al Laterano
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs taken in September 2026
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs taken in September 2026
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