Rome is a dangerous place. The Borgias s2e3: The Beautiful Deception s2e3
Rome is the peak of the world and we are at its pinnacle. The Borgias s3e3: Siblings, Lucrezia
During the final persecution the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman who will feed the sheep in many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed, and the terrible judge will judge his people. The End. St Malachy
Rome. A modern city built on an ancient past. Today just beyond the city walls a mystery is unfolding. Workers digging near the sacred Christian catacombs stumble upon something shocking – a mass grave containing hundreds maybe even thousands of bodies. Who were these people? And more importantly how did they die? Modern forensic techniques reveal that this is not a recent burial; these are the remains of an ancient people all buried together and sealed in this chamber two thousand years ago. Mystery of the Lost Catacombs, Discovery 2008
The Colosseum: One legend in particular persists: that from time to time this massive stadium was flooded in order that famous sea battles could be re-enacted. Unsolved History s1e13: The Roman Colosseum, Discovery 2002
Only two gladiators would fight at a time. ibid.
So, Christians probably weren’t martyred here, gladiators didn’t always die, the thumbs gesture is a myth, and the place wasn't even called the Colosseum. ibid.
Sea battles were conducted here. ibid.
Beneath the streets of modern-day Rome lies a network of interconnected tunnels that stretch for hundreds of kilometres … A bricked-up tomb was discovered unlike anything seen before in Rome: this was an ancient mass grave piled high with thousands of skeletons. Dr Michael Scott, The Mystery of Rome’s X Tomb, BBC 2013
As excavations began six more chambers were uncovered each piled high with bodies. ibid.
Rome – the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar. George Eliot
Every one soon or late comes round by Rome. Robert Browning
Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome. Muhammad Ali
When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome. Miguel de Cervantes
You will notice that in all disputes between Christians since the birth of the Church, Rome has always favoured the doctrine which most completely subjugated the human mind and annihilated reason. Voltaire
If you’d told me that just trying to sell a tour of the Vatican would get me threatened, I’d laughed at you. Scam City s1e5: Rome, National Geographic 2012
A city where millions of tourist dollars are up for grabs. ibid.
Tourists are being fought over with shadowy characters apparently running things. ibid.
Rome: It’s a 2000-year-old metropolis where past and present collide … This is Michelangelo the architect, and he creates this beautiful star pavement. Rome Unpacked I, BBC 2021
The Trevi Fountain, it’s the entire side of a palace … The fountain of the people of the world. ibid.
Rome is like a giant time machine where treasures from over two thousand years of history have been preserved. Rome Unpacked II