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歴史の中を走る

🚴‍♂️ 二輪車でのタイムトラベル：古代アッピア街道 🏛️ サイクリストや歴史愛好家なら、一生に一度は訪れるべき道、それが「街道の女王」です。 アッピア街道を自転車で走ることは、単なるサイクリングではなく、文字通り歴史を旅することです。何千年もの昔、ローマ軍団が踏みしめたのと同じ、石畳や古代ローマの舗装路を車輪が走る音を想像してみてください。そこは、何世紀も経った松の木、霊廟、カタコンベ、そして曲がり角ごとに現れる記念碑的な遺跡に囲まれています。

🚴‍♂️ 二輪車でタイムスリップ：アッピア・アンティカ街道 🏛️ サイクリングと歴史愛好家が人生で一度は体験すべきルートがあるとしたら、それはこの「Regina Viarum（街道の女王）」です。 アッピア・アンティカ街道を自転車で走ることは、単なるサイクリングではなく、文字通り歴史を旅することです。何千年もの昔、軍団が歩いたのと同じ、オリジナルのローマの石畳や敷石の上を走る車の音を想像してみてください。周囲には、何世紀も経った松の木々、霊廟、カタコンベ、そして角を曲がるたびに現れる記念碑的な遺跡が広がっています。

"Turtle Lake" isn't an official name, but it's the nickname residents and visitors give to the small lake fed by the Felice Aqueduct, located within Rome's Parco degli Acquedotti.

This church, then located "outside the walls" of Rome and still named after it today, "San Paolo fuori le mura," was dedicated to Saint Paul, and this is where his tomb lies. Initially an opponent of the Christian movement, he was not called to the apostleship by Jesus Christ during his lifetime like the other apostles, but was only later converted through the famous "Damascus experience" (see Acts of the Apostles, chapter 9). His attribute, with which he is usually depicted in paintings or as a statue, is the sword with which he was executed. According to Roman law at the time, such a sentence was a "privilege" (a quick death, unlike other forms of execution, associated with a long, painful agony) reserved for the citizens of Rome. Peter, along with Paul, is also known as the "Prince of the Apostles"; their common feast day in the calendar of saints is June 29th.

The Appian Way offers an easy walk on flat, paved terrain. Taking it from Via di Tor Carbone toward Castelli Romani and continuing along the Appian Way, just under a kilometer beyond the large nymphaeum of the Villa dei Quintili, you'll come across the imposing structure of Casal Rotondo. Located about 50 meters from the intersection with Via di Casal Rotondo, this majestic circular tomb dates back to the late 1st century BC. Over the centuries, it has undergone numerous reuses: in the Middle Ages, a peperino stone watchtower was built over the mausoleum and later incorporated into a farmhouse, now a residence. Next to the tomb, the 19th-century architect Luigi Canina built a high brick wall to display some marble fragments found nearby, which he believed were part of the monument's original decoration. Among these remains was an inscription bearing the name "Cotta," which led to the hypothesis of a connection with Marcus Valerius Messalinus Cotta, son of the famous Messalla Corvinus, consul in 31 BC. However, more recent studies have revealed that these fragments belonged to another tomb, leaving the identity of the Casal Rotondo's true owner still unclear. The marble fragments of various sizes are today the defining feature of the complex.

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