I'm John Bachelor. I'm joined by my good colleague Lorenzo Fiori, who instructs me in all things Italy.

What I know now is 2779 years ago, the birth of Rome. Lorenzo, a very good evening to you.

I did not note it at the time in April, but Rome is very old and you have a special way of referring to its birthday. Good

day to you. What do you call it? Good day, John. Good day to all the listener. In Italian,

in Rome, we call it Natale di Roma. Translated in English means Christmas of Rome. It's the Rome

birthday that marks the legendary founding of the city by Romulus in April 21.

Many, many years ago, don't forget that Rome is the most, can I say, spectacular museum outdoor, free of charge.

I mean, you can cross the time, something like almost

3,000 years. It's a lot. And this is the legendary founding of Rome, and according to the

Mith, Romulus, and this twin brother Remus, they were son of the god Mars, and they were abandoned and raised by a she-wolf.

As Edio, they decided to establish the city along the Teverry River, but a dispute between the two

them regarding their right location brought Romulus to kill Remus, and he

become the first king of Rome. This is the legend of the birthday of Rome that we prefer to

call Christmas of Rome. In the past, during the ancient time of the Roman, the Latin, there were historical

parade to celebrate this with the gladiator show, ancient games, and so on. Today is not a

public holiday, but it's something that is always remembered and celebrated by the Roman people.

All right, founded 753 BCE, and we go now to about 13, about 2,000 years later, the Borcazes,

a very prominent family who snapped up a lot of artwork, and there's a Borcazi Museum in Rome, but they have plans for it. What are they

going to do, Lorenzo? Well, Villa Borghese Museum is a fantastic museum. I've been there a couple

of years ago. For the first time, I have to confess, which is wrong, it's fantastic because it's plenty of masterpiece made with marble by the most relevant

artist of Italy, like Bernini and so on.

So it's something that, I mean, there were a lot of statues that seems living.

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