#Isola Tiberina

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Conte Giuseppe Primoli 1890, neve sullo sterrato della zona dove sarebbe sorto il Tempio Maggiore di Roma (1904) e la zona dei cosiddetti "quattro villini" tra piazza delle Cinque Scole, via del Portico d'Ottavia, Lungotevere Cenci.

Sotto questa terra smossa su cui bruca il cavallo dovevano stendersi resti di magazzini romani, della zona indicata nella Forma Urbis Severiana come Navalia e, forse, del Tempio di Castore e Polluce, collocato sotto l'area di Monte Cenci dove furono rinvenute, tra Quattro e Cinquecento, le statue dei Dioscuri, già allora traslate al Campidoglio.

In lontananza nella foto, il campanile di San Giovanni Calibita sull'isola Tiberina e, di fronte, la Torre della Pulzella.

Risalente al 1200, essa era parte delle torri medievali di Roma, legate a famiglie della nobilità e del ceto mercantile cittadino di cui erano insieme strumento e concreta traccia sul territorio.

Questa torre, collocata sull'isola, guado fluviale tanto essenziale alla vita cittadina da aver facilitato e forse cagionato la nascita dei primi insiediamenti destinati ad evolversi nella Roma romulea, apparteneva alla famiglia dei Pierleoni.

Probabilmente ebrei e opportunamente convertiti per poter sfruttare al meglio le proprie ricchezze in una Roma medievale pur non ancora dotata di Ghetto, e forse meno ostile alla Comunità di quanto non si sarebbe più tardi dimostrata, i Pierleoni controllavano anche il tratto alla base del Campidoglio.

L'edificio medievale presso il vico Jugario è a loro intitolato, e anche loro era la torre che si nota a destra, addossata al corpo della Basilica di San Nicola in Carcere, riusata come torre campanariae contenente un'antica campana di fine Duecento, commissionata dai Savelli.

Ma, soprattutto, oltre a case medievali al vicino Velabro, ai Pierleoni apparteneva il forte costruito sulle rovine del Teatro di Marcello, e di cui ancora si vede l'affollarsi di strutture alte e strette su via del Foro Olitorio.

Passato ai Savelli e, tramite loro, agli Orsini, quel forte oggi lo conosciamo come palazzo Savelli Orsini, opera di Baldassarre Peruzzi, la malinconica e splendida residenza costruita nella cavea del Teatro.

La torre della Pulzella, dall'enigmatica testolina che vi appare inquadrata da una finestrella cieca e che guarda intenta dalla parte del Portico d'Ottavia, passò come tutto il resto dei Pierleoni nelle mani dei Savelli, incastellati così tra l'isola e l'omonimo Monte, e i cui domini si estendevano già verso Campo de' Fiori e all'Aventino, come attestato dagli odonimi vicolo de' Savelli e Clivo di Rocca Sabella.

La pulzella, comunque, è una testa romana, ma la leggenda popolare la vuole l'impietrirsi di una bella giovane aristocratica che, murata per vincere la sua resistenza a un matrimonio di convenienza, morì lassù spiando all'orizzonte il ritorno del suo vero amore dalla guerra.

Fonti: studi di F. Coarelli e P. L. Tucci sulla topografia del Circo Flaminio e dell'area dei Calderari.

A. Carandini, Roma. Il primo giorno, Laterza 2007.

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Image source:

Fondo Vedo Istituto Luce Fondo VEDO / Sinagoga di Roma Insegne di un negozio al Ghetto di Roma (Cesare Anticoli)

passanti e una donna con bambino affacciata ad una finestra - campo medio

data: 18.05.1961

luogo della ripresa: Roma

colore: b/n

materia e tecnica: gelatina bromuro d'argento/pellicola (poliestere)

oggetto: negativo

codice foto: FV00189859 Luce Anticoli

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Come lo spieghi alla gente, che quando vai a lavoro tutti i giorni passi sempre davanti al COLOSSEO…

Impossibile da spiegare !

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piazza San Bartolomeo all'isola, Roma, 2023

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ogni giorno di piú ti amo / every day I love you more

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ISOLA TIBERINA

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Since I'm away from my tablet and can't work on my fanart wip (*unintelligible frustration sounds*), I will offer you a bit of local folklore regarding a Snake in ancient Rome.

So, this is the Isola Tiberina in Rome, also known as "Isola degli ammalati" (Island of the sick) because it was consecrated to the cult of Asclepius, god of healing, and since ancient times it has been used for quarantines (hence the hospital still present and working on it today).

Legend has it, as Livius and Ovidius tell us, that in 292-291 BC a terrible plague broke out in Rome, and the Senate sent a group of ten emissaries to Epidaurus, the greek city where the largest temple of Asclepius was located. Once there, they asked for a sign of benevolence from the god and, lo and behold!, a Great Snake came out from the temple and boarded the Roman ship all on its own, instructing the emissaries to go back to Rome and sail up the river Tiber until they reached the then uninhabited island, where the Snake slithered off board and went hiding between the bushes, never to be seen again.

The Senate took that as a divine sign and consequently ordered to consecrate the island to Asclepius, building a temple that would serve as hospital and place of healing for all people of Rome, and with that the terrible plague was over.

As a sign of gratitude, the island was carved in the shape of a boat and a little Asclepius Snake was sculpted to preserve the memory of the miracle. And even though over time the temple was turned into a catholic church and the entire cult of Asclepius was abandoned, if you go there, you can still see the snake hanging in under what remains of the "bow" of the ship.

Now I don't know about you, but if I think of a supernatural Great Snake slithering about in ancient Rome, helping lots of people while pretending that he just went for a casual boat ride, a quick temptation and a bit of wine tasting, a very specific someone comes to my mind...

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isola "tiberina"? like, she's a blogger? 😳

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Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy

photo @markdimark

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Rome, Italy

41°53'30" N, 12°30'40" E

All roads lead to Rome. Rome is also home to Mary’s high school friend Janel and her family. We sped through the Tuscan countryside at 250 km/hr and made it from Florence to Rome in an hour and a half. The trains in Italy are far superior to any train we have ever been on. We also dreamed of living in an old ramshackle villa surrounded by olive trees. The subway in Rome ushered us to possibly the steepest escalator in the world just west of Vatican City. We welcomed the comfort of our one star hotel after hiking up and down the San Francisco steep hills loaded with all of our possessions: Anno Domini for the win! We plunked down on our patio overlooking an incomprehensible intersection and marveled at the bustling web of organized chaos then headed to the local grocery store for some epic snacks.

We have both been to Rome and in the past it hasn’t been our favorite. Given that we planned to be in town for less than 48 hours. This visit changed both of our hearts thanks to the welcoming love of dear friends and the best tour ever. We were welcomed for the most incredible home-cooked meal! French cheese, eggplant parmesan, lamb skewers, a bolognese that hit Krystal right in her Italian DNA, killer pastries from Pasticceria Siciliana Switzerland, and more sparkling chardonnay than either of us has consumed in years. Thanks to Bea (7 years old) we had the best party makeup to play a side-splitting game of Cards Against Humanity. HUGE shout out to Massimo for epic interpretations of US innuendo. Janel’s mom was also visiting from California and hooked us up with the trick to being able to wake up for a day of Roman adventures after drinking 7 bottles of sparking wine: MetaRelax® and really good wine. 

Rome in a day! It can totally be done and sort of broke our hearts to leave at the end. Thanks to Janel’s incredible knowledge we traded busy sites for intimate portraits of Roman history. We wandered across Isola Tiberina on our way to circo Flaminio, a gorgeous collection of ruins from 221 BC. Then through the Jewish Ghetto (Stolperstein here too) to a little shop with a photo collection that dared to melt Krystal’s little heart. Libreria-Galleria Il Museo del Louvre has an online presence and you can peek through the image collection from the comfort of your living room. We wandered up the spiral stairs to admire the work of Francesca Woodman, a young woman who captured a prolific amount of images before ending her own life at the age of 23. We pulled chairs up to tiny tables squeezed on the side of a bustling street to enjoy pasta. The passing garbage woman shouted “Buon appetito” as she and her garbage truck just barely fit by us. Our dear friends made us dinner again and a few secrets we learned include cooking your pasta IN the artichoke water and soaking the bread crumbs before adding them to your meatballs. It was truly a gift to dine with our friends for a second night. The next morning we woke at 4am to catch the 7am flight to Palermo. Rome, we love you!

The adventure:

JANUARY 15, 2023

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Pope Francis hospitalised after suffering from flu

Pope Francis, suffering from the flu, was taken to a hospital in central Rome after an audience on Wednesday, the Vatican reported.

The 87-year-old pontiff was seen arriving at Gemelli Hospital, located on Tiber Island. A short time later, he left under escort in the same car, according to Italian media.

After the general audience Pope Francis went to the Gemelli Isola Tiberina Hospital for some diagnostic tests. At the end he returned to the Vatican.

Francis, who has been battling mild flu symptoms in the past week, cancelled appointments on Saturday and Monday but appeared as usual for Sunday’s blessing from a window overlooking St Peter’s Square.

Read more HERE

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Papa Francesco in ospedale per accertamenti diagnostici #tfnews #28febbraio

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