1
Dec
the Saturnalia festival: the Roman Christmas
The temple of Saturn is one of the most impressive and photographated ruins of the Forum in Rome. But what do you know about his master, the god Saturn? Yes, he is the Roman version of Kronos, the father of Zeus, but there is more. Let's discover...
30
Oct
The Day of the Dead in the Ancient Rome: from Lemuralia to Halloween
The Halloween festivity with its masks and "tricks and treat" tradition is approaching and as every year here in Italy there are a lot of debate since "it's not part of our culture". That's true. Halloween comes from the pagan-celtic festivity of Samhain traditionally held between...