When in Rome, do as romans do.
There are places in Rome where the history weighs; these are different from the places like the wide Colosseo or the Triumph arc, surrounded by the ancient clamor of “Roma victrix” (Victorious Rome) and the modern lifestyle. There are places where a silent history has passed, where life has left light signs, unforgettable signs. The ghetto of Rome, the jewish district, where thousands of persons lived caged there by Pope Paolo V, back in obscure times. Today surrounded by its silent walls, trough little alleys the children run from the synagog to their old homes burrowed in ancient roman ruins. A new generation of romans come here to eat some kosher and take a peaceful walk trough history. The history that speaks silently.

There are places in Rome where the history weighs; these are different from the places like the wide Colosseo or the Triumph arc, surrounded by the ancient clamor of “Roma victrix” (Victorious Rome) and the modern lifestyle. There are places where a silent history has passed, where life has left light signs, unforgettable signs. The ghetto of Rome, the jewish district, where thousands of persons lived caged there by Pope Paolo V, back in obscure times. Today surrounded by its silent walls, trough little alleys the children run from the synagog to their old homes burrowed in ancient roman ruins. A new generation of romans come here to eat some kosher and take a peaceful walk trough history. The history that speaks silently.

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