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Emperor Claudius Messalina, Agrippina and the Shadows of a Dynasty UNCIL INT S CO ERNA ORT TIO RP NA AI L July 2019 30 SECOND TIME BEST IN EUROPE checkinrome.net The free guide for your free time EMPEROR CLAUDIUS MESSALINA, AGRIPPINA AND THE SHADOWS OF A DYNASTY. The Ara Pacis Museum hosts a magnifi- and large public works, contributing with his cent exhibition dedicated to the contro- legislation to the administrative development versial Roman emperor. The display path of the Empire. An original set-up, made by tells the story of Claudius’ life and controversial images and vision and sound suggestions - in kingdom, from his birth in Lyon in 10 BC, until which the personae of the narration are also his death in Rome in 54 AD, highlighting his per- the main characters animating the installations sonality, his political and administrative work; - turns the visit into an engaging experience. the connections with Augustus and his famous The exhibition boasts important international brother Germanicus; the tragic relationship with and national loans, displaying as well restored his wives Messalina and Agrippina, as well as pieces from the Civic Museums Antiquarium the imperial Roman court scenario and the de- Celio System, the Museum of Roman Civiliza- batable events that marked the Julio-Claudian tion and the Museum of Rome. Among these, dynasty. works of art of absolute value and of extraor- Crowned in 41 AD, at the age of fifty, after the dinary historical and archaeological interest: suspicious death of Germanicus, the legitimate from the “Tabula Claudiana”, with the famous heir of Augustus, and the assassination of speech delivered in 48 AD, to the precious cam- Caligula, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Ger- eo with a portrait of Emperor Claudius from the manicus became, after a long political-econom- Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienne, up to the ic negotiation, the first emperor elected by ac- small but suggestive gilded bronze portrait of clamation by a military division, the praetorians. Agrippina Minor, from Alba Fucens, loaned by Supported by the updated researches of histo- the Superintendent of Archeology, Fine Arts rians and archaeologists, it depicts a Claudius and Landscape of Abruzzo. For the first time slightly different from the obscure and unflat- is exhibited also the portrait of Germanicus of tering sovereign described by ancient authors, Museo dell’Ara Pacis | Lungotevere in Augusta the Sorgente Group Foundation, an important rendering the image of a caring emperor, willing Until October, 27 | full ticket € 11.00, reduced € 9.00 work celebrating the young and beloved prince and able to promote useful economic reforms Tel. (+39) 06 0608 | arapacis.it struck by an adverse destiny. 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The next appointment is sched- core of the story, alongside its majestic and celebra- the peoples of the Mediterranean world, the fes- reach a small magical place: the roof garden of uled for July 8 with the Youth Orchestra and two tory aspects. From July, 19 to August, 8, La Traviata tival enhances the different cultural identities, Music. All spaces suggest multiple readings and concerts for percussion ensemble, performing returns, set by director Lorenzo Mariani in the at- conjugating them with the powerful expressive funny associations between reality and fantasy. tracks ranging from the minimalist contempo- mosphere of the Fellini’s Dolce Vita. Both operas will means of popular, ethnic, traditional music and For accompanied children from 5 years upwards. rary repertoire to street music, with a trio of display subtitles in Italian and English. the plastic arts. July, 11 to 25. Every Sunday. young musicians ready to overwhelm and amaze the audience with their vitality and the original- Tel. (+39) 06 4817003 Tel. (+39) 0587 731532 Tel. (+39) 06 80241281 ity of music. The boarding areas B and E of the operaroma.it 7sois.eu auditorium.com Leonardo da Vinci airport will turn into a musi- cal stage for the entertainment of passengers who, either departing Concerts in the Park Aniene Festival Coral Reef or in transit, will have the chance to attend In the wonderful frame of the Park of Casa del An even richer agenda of live shows returns to The evocative exhibition set up by the Civic the performances of Jazz, the renown Capitoline festival is back. animate the banks of River Aniene. From the early Museum of Zoology reproduces the coral reef talented musicians A lively agenda expressing the freedom to move afternoon, photographic and reading workshops will be of the Red Sea, rich in biodiversity, hosting an ex- coming from all over among different territories - sometimes distant set up in the park, alongside with areas conceived for tremely high percentage of endemic species. A re- the world. Airport Op- from each other - under the flag of fantasy, curiosity, children and their families. In an intimate and cozy at- alistic diorama, enhanced with interactive tools, will airport era Live is one of the search for always new suggestions. “Signora libertà, mosphere, fully respectful of the host environment, the lead young visitors to discover this immense rich- many initiatives organized by Aeroporti di Roma signorina fantasia”, from the lyrics of a famous song event is an original container of music, theater, dance, ness inhabited by colorful fishes, turtles, hedgehogs to entertain travelers and accompany them in by Fabrizio De André, is the leitmotiv of the festival, visual arts in general, poetic and narrative research, and starfish, molluscs and crustaceans with amazing every step of now in its 29th edition. Until August, 1. acoustic and performing experiences. Until August, 5. and colorful shapes. Permanent exhibition. their journey. Tel. (+39) 06 5816987 Tel. (+39) 392 5666030 Tel. 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It is also called the Garden of constructed as far as both architec- Eden, due to its magnificent mosaics ture and landscape are involved. depicting flowers, saints, a female After the Journeys in Ancient Rome, The tour is articulated into eight figure with a halo and, in the center in the Forum of Augustus and the stages: the valley and the origins of the vault, a Christ surrounded by Forum of Caesar, and Ara as It Used of the Circus; the Circus from Julius four angels. to Be in the Museum of the Ara Pa- Caesar to Trajan; the Circus in the cis, Circo Maximo Experience will enhance imperial age; the Cavea; the Arch FARNESE ARCH Roman archaeological heritage by the of Titus; the shops (tabernae); the Built in the XVI century to connect means of immersive and multimedia ex- Circus in medieval and modern age, - according to a never-realized periences. Circo Maximo Experience is a and “A day at the Circus”. The route project - the Farnese palace with cutting-edge project meant to revive in can be experienced at different the family buildings on the other augmented reality and virtual reality one timing, since the application is designed Fully accessible to physically disabled visi- (ticket office at Viale Aventino) and in the side of the Tiber, it is located in Via of the most significant places in the his- to work independently of the lighting var- tors. Entrance: Viale Aventino. Open Tues- Tourist Infopoints of the Municipality of Giulia. It is renown and still admired tory of the city, the Circus Maximus, the iations. Italian voiceovers by Claudio San- day to Sunday 9.30-19.00 (April / October), Rome. for its harmonious lines, enriched by largest show building of antiquity and one tamaria and Iaia Forte. and 9.30-16.30 (November / March) ornamental plants falling from the of the largest in all times, standing 600 Touring route is also available in English, Tickets can be purchased on-line, via Con- Tel. (+39) 06 0608 balustrade towards the street. mt long and 140 mt wide. 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