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“Quelli col solo ingegno, separata ogni matera, mesurano le forme delle cose.

Jan 11, 2022 • Agnes Crawford

Rome wasn't built in a day: the extraordinary new Colosseum-Fori Imperial Metro station

All photos are mine

Jan 20 • Agnes Crawford

The Treasures of the Pharaohs

A glimpse of this excellent Egyptian exhibition, the piece that moved me the most, and info on how to join me on a trip to Egypt in the autumn!

Jan 15 • Agnes Crawford

January's Monthly Postcard from Rome

L’Epifania tutte le feste le porta via, as the phrase has it: Epiphany takes away all of the holidays.

Jan 11 • Agnes Crawford

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A Podcast about Rome: Episode 28: The Aqua Alexandrina

One of the major public works during the reign of Severus Alexander was the last of the eleven major Roman aqueducts built over the course of the…

Jan 5 • Agnes Crawford

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Vespa Tunes XXIV: Nostalgia Canaglia, Romina Power & Al Bano, 1986

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A Wander through Ostia Antica, part 1

Aug 26, 2025 • Agnes Crawford

From Troy to Tomb Raiders: The Extraordinary Life of the Euphronios Krater

Jun 23, 2025 • Agnes Crawford

"The Best Picture in the World": one of my favourite paintings, and the serendipitous tale of how it survived the Second World War

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