The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.