This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

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

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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

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

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.