CASTEL SANT'ANGELO - WHEN HISTORY, ART, AND ARCHAEOLOGY INTERTWINE.

Few Roman monuments have a history as complex and fascinating as that of Castel Sant'Angelo, which is inextricably intertwined with that of Rome,

HADIRAN'S VILLA - THE MAJESTIC HALL OF THE PHILOSOPHER

Its name is due to the seven niches in the apse, as many as the Seven Sages. But it was not so...

CASTEL SANT'ANGELO & HADRIAN'S MAUSOLEUM: A THOUSAND-YEAR HISTORY

Built to last forever, for millennia it has withstood floods, earthquakes, wars, and looting.

Rirella Editrice: Archaeology, Roman History, and Light in the Great Buildings of the Roman Empire

Archaeology as a living reconstruction of the functioning of a great imperial complex.

THE MAGIC OF THE ARC AND THE SQUARE OF LIGHT: OUR DISCOVERIES IN THE PANTHEON

September 4-5-6, at 12:40 am. Explained in the book «Pantheon. Architecture and Light» published by Rirella Editrice,

«Pantheon. Architecture & Light»

Our book will introduce you to one of the most extraordinary and best-preserved buildings of Roman antiquity.

WINTER SOLSTICE IN THE PANTHEON

A short excerpt from our book «Pantheon, Architecture & Light»

CASTEL SANT'ANGLEO AND THE PLAGUE OF 590

It killed millions and decimated a third of Europe's population.

HADRIAN'S VILLA AND ITS CARYATIDS

An exceptional discovery in the 1950's

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOSAIC IN THE WORLD AT HADRIAN'S VILLA

The Mosaic of the Doves found in the building of the Accademia

VILLA ADRIANA. GREEK LIBRARY

One of the most complex and peculiar buildings in Hadrian's Villa,

THE BOOKS OF RIRELLA EDITRICE

Discover our glorious past! Archaeology, History, and Archaeoastronomy. Richly illustrated