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Walking Tours of Rome

On This Day in Italy


August


August 1st
1464: Death of the Florentine banker and politician Cosimo de' Medici (b. 1389). 

August 2nd
216 BCE: Battle of Cannae, in which Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, inflicted one of the worst ever defeats on the Roman army.  

1921: Death in Naples of the tenor Enrico Caruso (b. 1873).  
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1980: A terrorist bomb exploded at Bologna's railway station killing 85 people and injuring 200. The attack was the deadliest in the period known as 'gli anni del piombo' ('the years of lead'), which lasted from the late 1960s to the late 1980s. 
Head of Hannibal
Head of Hannibal

August 3rd
​1546: Death of the Florentine architect Antonio Sangallo the Younger (b. 1484). 
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1667: Death in Rome of the Baroque architect Francesco Borromini (b. 1599), who is buried in the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini. Borromini was honoured in 1652 by Pope Innocent X (r. 1644-55) and made a knight of Christ. 
Portrait of Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome
Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome

August 4th
1525: Death of the Florentine sculptor Andrea della Robbia (b. 1435).  
Alessandri Crucifixion by Andrea della Robbia, Chiesa Maggiore, La Verna
Alessandri Crucifixion by Andrea della Robbia

August 6th
1221: Death in Bologna of St Dominic (b. 1170), founder of the Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans.  
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1619: Baptism of the Venetian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi (d. 1677). 

1623: Election of Pope Urban VIII (r. 1623-44).  ​

August 7th
​1616: Death in Venice of the architect and writer on architecture Vincenzo Scamozzi (b. 1548). 

1960: Death in Florence of the shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo (b. 1898). 
Portrait of Vincenzo Scamozzi by Paolo Veronese
Vincenzo Scamozzi by Paolo Veronese

August 9th
1173: Work began on what would become the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. 

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1776: Birth in Turin of the scientist Amedeo Avogadro (d. 1856). 

August 11th
1253: Death of St Clare of Assisi, one of the first followers of St Francis and the founder of the Order of Poor Clares.

​1614: Death in Rome of the painter Lavinia Fontana (b. 1552).   

August 12th
​1612: Death of the Venetian composer and organist Giovanni Gabrieli (b. 1557), who is buried in the church of Santo Stefano. 
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1633: Death in Florence of the composer Jacopo Peri (b. 1561), who is often credited with the invention of opera. 


1752: Death in Naples of the Venetian sculptor Antonio Corradini (b. 1688). 
Modesty by Antonio Corradini, Cappella Sansevero, Naples
Modesty by Corradini, Cappella Sansevero, Naples

August 13th
​1608: Death in Florence of the Flemish sculptor Jean de Boulogne (b. 1529), who is better known as Giambologna. 
Abduction of a Sabine Woman by Giambologna, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
Abduction of a Sabine Woman by Giambologna

August 14th
1464: Death in Ancona of Pope Pius II (r. 1458-64).

​1988: Death in Modena of Enzo Ferrari (b. 1898). 

August 15th
​1483: Consecration of the Cappella Sistina by Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84) , who dedicated the chapel to the Madonna of the Assumption. 

August 16th
1972: Discovery of two ancient Greek bronze statues (5th century BCE) in the seabed off Porto Forticchio di Riace Marina. The Riace Bronzes, as they are known, are on display in the Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria.
Head of one of the Riace Bronzes, Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria
A detail of one of the two Riace Bronzes

August 17th
1686: Birth of the Neapolitan composer and teacher of singing Nicola Porpora (b. 1768). His most famous students were the castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli. 

1740: Election of Pope Benedict XIV (r. 1740-58). 

1750: Birth in Legnago of the composer Antonio Salieri (d. 1825). 
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1916: Death in Verona of the Futurist painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni (b. 1882). 
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The Neapolitan composer Nicola Antonio Porpora
Nicola Porpora

August 18th
1559: Death of Pope Paul IV (r. 1555-59), who created the Jewish Ghetto in Rome. Paul IV is buried in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. 
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1642: 
Death in Bologna of the painter Guido Reni (b. 1575). 
Funerary monument to Pope Paul IV, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Funerary monument to Pope Paul IV

August 19th
14 CE: Death in Nola of Augustus (b. 63 BCE), Rome's first and longest-reigning emperor. 

1580: Death in Maser of the architect Andrea Palladio (b. 1508). 
Head of the emperor Augustus, Vatican Museums, Rome
Head of Augustus, Vatican Museums

August 20th
1561: Birth, in Rome, of the composer Jacopo Peri (d. 1633), who is often credited with the invention of Opera. Peri is buried in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. 
Tomb of the composer Jacopo Peri, church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Tomb of Jacopo Peri, Santa Maria Novella

August 21st
1609: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to the Doge of Venice, Leonardo Donati (1606-12), at the top of the bell tower of St Mark’s Basilica. The telescope had a magnification of eight or nine. 
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Plaque to Galileo, St Mark's Bell Tower, Venice
Plaque to Galileo, St Mark's Bell Tower, Venice

August 24th
410: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric.
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1540: Death in Casalmaggiore of the painter Francesco Mazzola, better known as il Parmigianino (b. 1503). 

1552: Birth in Bologna of the painter Lavinia Fontana (d. 1614).   
Self Portrait of Parmigianino
Self Portrait of Parmigianino

August 25th
1691: Birth in Florence of the architect and mathematician Alessandro Galilei (d. 1737), who designed the facade of San Giovanni in Laterano. 

1960: Opening of the Summer Olympics in Rome. 

August 27th
1576: Death in Venice of the painter Tiziano Vecellio, known in English as Titian, who is buried in the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.  
Tomb of Titian in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Tomb of Titian, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

August 30th
1585: Death of the Venetian composer Andrea Gabrieli (b. 1510).

August 31st
12 CE: Birth in Antium (modern-day Anzio) of Caligula (r. 37-41), the third emperor of Rome. 
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161: Birth of Commodus, son of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-80) and Faustina. Commodus (r. 180-93) was the first Roman emperor to be born to the purple, in other words he was born during the actual reign of his father. 

​1870: Birth in Chiaravalle of Maria Montessori (d. 1952), the physician and educator
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Emperor Commodus as Hercules, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Commodus as Hercules

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    • Stanza dell' Incendio
  • Sistine Chapel
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    • North Wall
    • East Wall
    • Ceiling
    • Last Judgement
  • Fountains
    • A Miscellany of Fountains
    • Trevi Fountain
    • Bernini's Fountains
    • Fontana della Barcaccia
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    • Fountain in Piazza Colonna
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    • Fountain in Piazza dell' Aracoeli
    • Fountain in Piazza Nicosia
    • Fountain in Piazza di S.M. in Trastevere
    • Fountain of Moses
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of Ponte Sisto
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    • Fountain of the Bees
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
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    • Fountain of the Four Rivers
    • Fountain of the Goddess Roma
    • Fountain of the Lateran Obelisk
    • Fountain of the Little Barrel
    • Fountain of the Mask
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountains of Piazza del Popolo
    • Fountain of Piazza Viminale
    • Fountain of Ponte Sisto
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
    • Fountain of the Triton
    • Fountain of the Tritons
    • Fountain of the Tureen
    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
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    • Fountains of Valle Giulia
    • Four Fountains
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
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  • Churches
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    • Chiesa del Gesù >
      • Chapel of St Ignatius
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    • Ss. Claudio e Andrea
    • S. Clemente >
      • Cappella Castiglione
    • Ss. Cosma e Damiano
    • S. Crisogono
    • S. Costanza
    • S. Croce in Gerusalemme >
      • Chapel of St Helen
    • Ss. Domenico e Sisto
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    • S. Eusebio
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    • S. Francesco a Ripa >
      • Cappella Altieri
      • Cappella Rospigliosi-Pallavicini
    • S. Francesca Romana
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    • S. Giovanni a Porta Latina
    • S. Giovanni Decollato
    • S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • S. Giovanni della Pigna
    • Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
    • S. Giovanni in Laterano >
      • Cappella Corsini
      • Cappella Lancellotti
    • S. Girolamo dei Croati
    • S. Girolamo della Carità >
      • Cappella Antamoro
      • Cappella Spada
    • S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi
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      • Cappella Contarelli
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    • S. Maria del Popolo >
      • Cappella Cerasi
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    • S. Maria dei Sette Dolori
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      • Chigi Chapel
      • Cloister of Bramante
    • S. Maria della Scala
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      • Cappella Cornaro
    • S. Maria delle Grazie
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      • Cappella Bufalini
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      • Cappella Altemps
    • S. Maria in Trivio
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    • S. Maria Maddalena
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      • Baptistery
      • Cappella Paolina
      • Cappella Sistina
    • S. Maria sopra Minerva >
      • Cappella Carafa
      • Chapel of the Annunciation
    • S. Maria Scala Coeli
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    • S. Nicola da Tolentino
    • S. Nicola dei Lorenesi
    • S. Nicola in Carcere
    • Ss. Nome di Maria
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    • S. Pantaleo
    • S. Paolo alla Regola
    • S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane
    • S. Paolo fuori le Mura
    • S. Pasquale Baylon
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    • S. Pietro in Vincoli
    • S. Prassede
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    • S. Pudenziana
    • Ss. Quattro Coronati
    • S. Rita da Cascia
    • S. Rocco
    • S. Saba
    • S. Sabina >
      • Chapel of St Catherine
      • Chapel of St Hyacinth
    • S. Salvatore in Lauro
    • S. Salvatore in Onda
    • S. Sebastiano fuori le Mura >
      • Cappella Albani
    • S. Silvestro in Capite
    • S. Sisto Vecchio
    • S. Spirito in Sassia
    • S. Stanislao dei Polacchi
    • S. Stefano Rotondo
    • Ss Stimmate di San Francesco
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    • S. Susanna
    • Ss. Trinità degli Spagnoli
    • Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini
    • Ss. Trinità di Monti
    • Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio
    • Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio
    • S. Vitale
  • Cloisters
  • Palatine
  • Forum
    • Arch of Septimius Severus
    • Arch of Titus
    • Basilica of Maxentius
    • Curia Julia
    • Temple of Antoninus Pius
    • Temple of Castor and Pollux
    • Temple of Saturn
    • Temple of Venus and Rome
    • Temple of Vespasian and Titus
    • Temple of Vesta
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Aqueducts
    • Ara Pacis
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Arch of Drusus
    • Arch of Gallienus
    • Arch of Janus
    • Arch of the Money-Changers
    • Aurelian Walls
    • Baths of Caracalla
    • Baths of Diocletian
    • Castel Sant' Angelo
    • Catacombs of Domitilla
    • Circus Maxentius
    • Circus Maximus
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Column of Trajan
    • Forum of Augustus
    • Forum of Trajan
    • Mausoleum of Augustus
    • Nymphaeum
    • Pantheon
    • Ponte Fabricio
    • Ponte Milvio
    • Ponte Rotto
    • Ponte Sant' Angelo
    • Porta Maggiore
    • Porta San Paolo
    • Porta San Sebastiano
    • Portico of Octavia
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Temple of Hadrian
    • Temple of Hercules
    • Temple of Jupiter
    • Temple of Portunus
    • Theatre of Balbus
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Theatre of Pompey
    • Tomb of Caecilia Metella
    • Via Appia
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
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    • 'Mediceo' Obelisk
    • 'Torlonia' Obelisks
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
    • 'Marconi' Obelisk
  • Mosaics
    • Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • San Clemente
    • Santa Costanza
    • Santa Francesca Romana
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Marco
    • Santa Maria in Domnica
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    • Santa Maria Maggiore
    • Santa Prassede >
      • San Zenone
    • Santa Pudenziana
    • Santo Stefano Rotondo
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    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Santi Nereo e Achilleo
  • Palaces
    • Palazzo Barberini
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    • Palazzo della Consulta
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    • Palazzo Farnesina
    • Palazzo di Giustizia
    • Palazzo Laterano
    • Palazzo Madama
    • Palazzo Spada
    • Palazzo Venezia
    • Palazzo Zuccari
    • Villa Giulia
    • Villa Farnesina
    • Villa Medici
  • Galleries & Museums
    • Baths of Diocletian
    • Capitoline Museums
    • Etruscan Museum
    • Galleria Borghese
    • Galleria Colonna
    • Galleria Doria-Pamphilj
    • Palazzo Altemps
    • Palazzo Massimo
  • Piazzas
    • Campo de' Fiori
    • Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta
    • Piazza del Campidoglio
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Piazza del Quirinale
    • Piazza della Repubblica
    • Piazza Farnese
    • Piazza Navona
    • Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
  • Miscellaneous
    • A Calendar of Saints
    • A Literary Tour of Rome
    • Antico Caffè Greco
    • Babington's Tea Rooms
    • Barberini Bees
    • Borromini & the Baroque
    • Catacombs
    • Column of the Immaculate Conception
    • Domes
    • Equestrian Statues
    • EUR >
      • Museum of Roman Civilisation
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    • Galleria Sciarra
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    • Jewish Ghetto
    • Knights of Malta
    • Mithraism
    • Monumental Complex of S. Spirito in Sassia
    • Nolli Map of Rome
    • Ponte Sisto
    • Porta Pia
    • 'Protestant' Cemetery
    • Quartiere Coppedè
    • Scala Santa
    • Spanish Steps
    • Street Shrines
    • 'Talking' Palaces
    • 'Talking' Statues
    • Tiber Island
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    • Alessandro Algardi
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    • Domenico Guidi
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    • Antonio Raggi
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    • Filippo della Valle
  • Florence
    • A Literary Tour
    • Anna Maria Luisa: Last of the Medici
    • Canons' Palace
    • Casa-Galleria Vichi
    • Column of Justice
    • Column of St Zenobius
    • Cosimo I de' Medici
    • Cosimo II de' Medici
    • Costanza Bonarelli
    • David With Fig Leaf
    • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    • Equestrian Statue of Cosimo I de' Medici
    • Equestrian Statue of Ferdinando I de' Medici
    • Festina Lente
    • Flood Plaques
    • Fontana del Bacchino
    • Fontana dei Puttini
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountains of the Marine Monsters
    • Gian Gastone de' Medici
    • Girolamo Savonarola
    • Images of the Annunciation
    • Little Devil
    • Monument to Cellini
    • Palazzo Bartolini-Salimbeni
    • Palazzo Bianca Cappello
    • Palazzo Fenzi
    • Palazzo Viviani
    • Perseus and Medusa
    • Piazza Santa Maria Novella
    • Pope Leo XI
    • Porta della Mandorla
    • Rape of the Sabine Woman
    • Santa Maria Novella
    • Statue of Dante
    • Theft of the Century
    • Torre del Arnolfo
    • Twelve Good Men
    • Villa Gamberaia
    • Wheel of the Innocents
    • 'Wine Windows'
  • Lazio
    • Bomarzo: Parco dei Mostri
    • Viterbo: Santa Rosa
  • Tuscany
    • Arezzo: Giorgio Vasari
    • Lucca: Puccini
    • Pistoia: Ospedale del Ceppo
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  • Venice
    • 421: Foundation of Venice
    • Acqua Alta
    • Bartolomeo Colleoni
    • Barque of Dante
    • Caffè Florian
    • Daniele Manin
    • Flagpoles
    • Giustina Rossi
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    • Harry's Bar
    • Henry James
    • House of Three Eyes
    • Island of Lace
    • King Victor Emmanuel II
    • Map of Venice
    • Martinmas
    • Master of the House
    • Palazzo Contarini Fasan
    • Ponte Borgoloco
    • Ponte Chiodo
    • Punta del Dogana
    • Scacciadiavoli
    • Shrine of St Lucia
    • Sior Antonio Rioba
    • The 'Book Shitter'
    • The Lion's Mouth
    • Tommaso Rangone
    • Torcello
    • Venus
    • 'Viennese Oranges'
    • Wellheads
    • Winged Lions