The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

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

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

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

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

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

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

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

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.