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    4: The Capitoline Hill and Insula

    4: The Capitoline Hill and Insula

    FromAn Audio Guide to Ancient Rome

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    4: The Capitoline Hill and Insula

    FromAn Audio Guide to Ancient Rome

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    Length:
    16 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 20, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The Capitoline Hill is the ancient heart of Rome and the setting for the foundation of the entire Roman empire.  This tour explores the origins of the hill and its relationship to the Roman forum.  We will also visit one of the last places to see an original ancient Roman apartments building (Insula).
    Released:
    Sep 20, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    A free audio guide that helps you discover the history and context of Rome's ancient sites. Go to http://www.rome-podcast.com for an interactive map of the locations covered and full transcripts of the episodes. Each episode focuses on a specific historical site and guides you through a short tour with the goal of providing a concise but insightful summary of the history and context. Hope you find this informative and useful. Enjoy your time in Rome! Daron Disclaimer: I have endeavored to check all the information presented against the latest known interpretations of the archaeological evidence. Please feel free to provide feedback or corrections if you note something is wrong or has changed since the time of recording. Acknowledgement: This podcast builds on the extensive notes, information and pictures recorded by Jeff Bondono (see www.JeffBondono.com (http://www.jeffbondono.com/) ). Jeff kindly gave permission for me to use his site for reference materials. I encourage you to explore the comprehensive pictures he has created to record all the sites covered in this series (and many more). You will also see that Jeff's work (and therefore this podcast) builds on the prior notes and walking tours created by Walter Muzzy.