Lecture: What's So Great about Rome?

Lecture: What's So Great about Rome?

Learn about the history of Rome with a virtual walk through the city. Join AARP and attendees from across the U.S. for a FREE virtual lecture on January 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET with American Academy of Rome's Andrew Kranis. AARP membership not required.

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Modern Rome has emerged as one of the most beautiful and resilient places in the world, even in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. We explore the building of the Eternal City over two millennia, from antiquity and the classical period, through the ‘second Rome’ under the Popes, and culminating in Rome’s re-invention in the 19th and 20th centuries, stopping to observe the rich but fraught pre-existing context that has shaped it as a Contemporary European Capital. Take a virtual walk through its streets with Professor Andrew Kranis, and its history will remind you why Rome is defined by its palimpsest and will whet your appetite for your next visit.

This is a FREE event but registration is REQUIRED.