Touring Assisi, Part III: Subterranean Marvels, Roman to the Renaissance – June 26th, 2021
You can now take in the Assisi wonders with me “live.”
See you here soon? In the meantime, enjoy this Visual Experience, concluding our three-part tour of Assisi. We’ll explore below ground – but not only – as we discover 1st-century A.D. Roman marble floors and frescoes reminiscent of a Pompeii villa in the crypt of an 11th-century church. In another Roman domus (urban dwelling), we’ll view mosaic floors and frescoed walls under restoration now.
In the Museo del Foro Romano, prized Roman artifacts include sculpted tombs, imposing statues, funerary urns and Roman “street food” kiosks. As we head from one site to another, we’ll take note of Roman and pre-Roman remnants on doorsteps, tucked under windows, mounted on walls. And near the area of the 1st-century A.D. Roman amphitheater and Roman circus, we’ll be invited into two private homes with Roman walls and ceilings – and treasured artifacts. The marvels of Assisi are multitudinous. And sometimes, right before your eyes. And easy to miss.
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