The French poet Joachim du Bellay (1552-60) saw the ruins of Rome as symbolic of life and fate, popularising this concept across Europe with his poetic cycle Les Antiquités de Rome (1558).

On a recent trip to the Città Eterna in December, I was captivated by the number of Rome concept stores whose collections attempt to deliver a holistic, and hyper-curated, take on all things ...

Darius the Great, King of the Persians, came up with the first art political logo, with Alexander the Great later expanding on the concept by imprinting his face on coins that flooded his empire.

Rome is often referred to as an outdoor museum for its historic monuments but now neighborhoods like Quadraro and Trullo are attracting visitors to see their large-scale murals and street art.