Marcus Aurelius, born on this day in 121 AD.

Since the start of this year Rome has unveiled several major restoration projects that bring the past back to life and offer a glimpse of ancient glory.
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Cyclists in Rome battle it out in the 77th edition of the Gran Premio della Liberazione. #GPLiberazione

Italy marks Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - with a national public holiday on 1 May.
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The Vatican will hold a pomp-filled ceremony to swear in 34 new recruits into the Swiss Guards, the world's smallest army, on 6 May.
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Rome marks Festa della Liberazione with Bella Ciao at the Pyramid of Cestius. #25aprile

Italy's culture minister visited the Museum of the Liberation of Rome today, to mark the Festa della Liberazione, however many visitors to the Italian capital are unaware of this museum and the horrors that took place inside its windowless walls. #25aprile
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Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella laid a wreath at the Altare della Patria in Rome today for the Festa della Liberazione. #25aprile

Italy’s state museums and archaeological sites are open for free today for the Festa della Liberazione. #25aprile
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Italy celebrates the global legacy of Guglielmo Marconi, the Father of Radio, who was born in Bologna on this day 150 years ago.
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Poppies at Rome’s Aurelian Walls #25aprile

Italy celebrates Festa della Liberazione with a public holiday today to mark the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist rule at the end of world war two. #25aprile
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A unique exhibition on Rome's Palatine Hill is devoted to bird-themed haute couture from some of the top fashion houses in the world.
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Bella Ciao: How a 19th-century protest folk song became the anthem of Italy's anti-fascist Resistance.
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Jannik Sinner will be one of the big draws at the Italian Open next month, with a record 350,000 tennis fans expected to attend the Rome event.
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Rome’s mayor confirms that the cost of travelling on the city's public transport network is set to rise this summer, describing the price hike as 'necessary'.
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Rome’s free May Day concert will be held at the Circus Maximus on 1 May, a public holiday in Italy.
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'Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.' #Shakespeare

Appian Way, Rome #EarthDay2024

This week Venice will launch a new €5 entry fee for day-trippers in a bid to tackle mass tourism.
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