The ancient Rome that remains today is one of fabulous ... These were small, street-front shops and workshops, whose owners lived above and behind the working area. Several insulae would surround ...

The inhabitants of Rome, perpetually on the move ... to the church of Santa Maria Aracoeli. The ancient street frontage featured individual shops and upstairs residences, just as in the modern ...

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