Roma Universalis: recently recovered bust of Septimius Severus on display at Colosseum

12 August 2019 Uncategorized, News
From now until 25 August, the portrait bust of Septimius Severus welcomes visitors to the exhibiton “Roma Universalis”, on the second floor of the Colosseum. A one-of-a-kind opportunity to admire this extraordinary example of Roman portraiture, given back to the public thanks to the collaboration of three Nartional Insitutions: Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the Italian financial police (Guardia di Finanza) and Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Rome Metropolitan Area, the Province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria

“Classical roots: origins of the feminine”. Announcing the seventh and final date of the conference series

9 September 2019 News
The ancient Roman Senate opens its doors to the public once again for the PArCo Thursdays lecture series, with  “Radici classiche: alle origini del femminile”, (“Classical roots: the origins of the feminine”), a series of conferences that compares the representations and daily lives of women in Roman society and later periods. Against the evocative backdrop... Read more »

Carthago Tuesdays. 10 December — Phoenicians and Carthaginians: Heritage and archaeological research in Sicily — Curia Iulia, beginning at 9:00

5 December 2019 News
As part of the exhibition CARTHAGO. The immortal myth and the ongoing Carthago Tuesdays at the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the Curia Iulia in the Roman Forum will be host to the second study day focusing on Phoenicians and Carthaginians. The topic of this latest encounter is Heritage and archaeological research in Sicily. Organized by... Read more »

January 2020 Newsletter now online!

4 January 2020 News
The new year has plenty in store at the Parco archeologico del Colosseo. The first event on the calendar is set for Tuesday, 7 January, for the inauguration of the new school year for the “Sapienza” University of Rome’s Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici: PArCo director Alfonsina Russo’s prolusion will be followed... Read more »

Carthago Tuesdays 26 November Study Day — Phoenicians and Carthaginians: heritage and archaeological research in Sardinia

22 November 2019 News
As part of the exhibition CARTHAGO. The immortal myth and the ongoing Carthago Tuesdays at the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the Curia Iulia in the Roman Forum will be host to the Study Day Phoenicians and Carthaginians: heritage and archaeological research in Sardinia on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. Organized by Director of the Parco archeologico... Read more »