Detroit Metro to Rome, Italy!

Italy has so much history… I had to read a few books to refresh my memory about its legacy. The United States has hardly any culture or history in comparison: We are only three centuries old, and all of our traditions or cultures originate from other countries. Growing up in school, I never paid attention in history or art history classes because the teachers were usually dry in their speaking. I used that time to catch up on my sleep. I barely passes those classes, and I honeslty didn’t care. Since then, I have wanted to self educate myself about world history, but never found the time. Going to Italy has inspired me to begin this process. It has been very interesting to learn, so far, about Roman history.

Today I’m flying from Detroit Metro to Rome, Italy! I’m so excited about this opportunity to go and explore and ancient land with amazing talents. Italy has not only influenced the world with its Empire, but its food, achitecture, and art. I’m hoping to learn as much as I can so that one day I’ll be the art teacher, inspiring students to be innovative like the Italians.

“Go, proclaim to the Romans it is Heaven’s Will that Rome shall be the Capitol of the World!” ~Romulus, the city’s founder.

Little bit of the History of Italy/Rome:

753 BC Founding of Rome by Romulus

509BC Temple of Jupiter, on the Capitol, was dedicated

27BC The Pantheon is built

27BC Julius Cesar is Emperor till he is assassinated

4AD Birth of Christ

14AD Cesar dies

54AD Nero is Emperor

64AD Rome burns, giving Nero an excuse to persecute Christians (They blamed them for anything that went wrong)

79AD Colosseum is dedicated

79AD Pompeii is buried alive

82AD Arch of Titus is finished

118-128AD Hadrian rebuilds the Pantheon

313AD Constantine makes Christianity legal

324-337AD Constantine is Emperor

385AD Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome

Rome was the Capitol of the World for a long time… It was thriving at the time when Christ was walking the Earth. No wonder there is so much art in Italy that revolves around religious figures. The Pope even lives in the smallest country that is located in the center of Rome. Now... I’m starting to understand more about Italy.