Ancient Rome: Romulus to the Caesars “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”– Augustus Caesar


We’ve all heard the saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Here’s your chance to take a closer, real-life look at the history of the Eternal City, then and now, as we guide you up to its legendary hills and back down to its very foundations, layer by layer. Legend has it that Romulus, twin son of deposed royalty, nursed by a she-wolf and raised by a shepherd, founded the city atop Palatine Hill in 753 BC, thereby laying the groundwork for a rich documentary of Italian history that continues to captivate the world. The view from the hill reveals the growth of a kingdom ruled by Roman monarchy for some 200 years and reinvented under a new unified Republic which gave rise to a spate of powerful emperors, the charismatic Julius Caesar among them, along with impressive architectural monuments that continue to stand today. This sightseeing track takes you back in time from its village origins to its brick and mortar days, where a once grand legacy is echoed in ruins, art and artifacts resplendent still.


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