This time Streets & Squares goes to Rome, the capital of Italy - and the city where all roads lead to, or so they said! The river Tiber flows through this ancient city, and in the list below the locations are given either as ET (East of Tiber) or WT (West of Tiber). Vatican City is to the west of Tiber.
Like always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. Some vocabulary: corso (avenue), piazza (square), ponte (bridge), via (road), villa (park/gardens).
CORSO VITTORIO EMANUELE II () Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878) King of Italy, and the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century. Born in Turin, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. StreetView
PIAZZA MAZZINI (WT) Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) was a journalist, politician and activist born in Genoa, French Empire whose efforts helped bring about the independent and unified Italy. StreetView
PONTE MATTEOTTI (Tiber) Giacomo Matteotti (1885-1924) was a socialist politician who was killed by the Fascists for opposing their violent methods to gain votes. StreetView
PONTE PIETRO NENNI (Tiber) Pietro Nenni (1891-1980) socialist politician and senator born in Faenza, Emilia, Italy. StreetView
PONTE REGINA MARGHERITA (Tiber) - Margherita of Savoy (1851-1926) Queen of Italy by marriage to Umberto I. She was born in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia. StreetView
VIA CAVOUR (ET) Camillo Benso (1810-1861) Count of Cavour, Italian statesman and a leading figure in the unification of Italy. Born in Turin, French Empire. StreetView
VIA COLA DI RIENZO (WT) Cola di Rienzo (1313-1354) politician and a popular leader born in Rome, Papal States.
VIA GIULIA (WT) Pope Julius II (1443-1513) born Giuliano della Rovere, he chose his papal name in emulation of Julius Caesar. Born in Albisola, Republic of Genoa. StreetView
VIA LUIGI SETTEMBRINI (WT) Luigi Settembrini (1813-1877) man of letters and a politician born in Naples. StreetView
VIA NICOLA RICCIOTTI (WT) Nicola Ricciotti (1797-1844) was an Italian revolutionary during the Risorgimento period. Born in Frosinone. Historica
VIALE GIULIO CESARE (WT) Julius Caesar (100-44BC) Roman dictator, politician and military general who played a major role in the events that led to the rise of the Roman Empire. StreetView
VILLA BORGHESE (ET) Scipione Borghese (1577-1633) was a Cardinal, art collector and a patron of the arts born in Artena, Papal States whose legacy is the establishment of the art collection here.
Sources:
List of streets in Rome (Wikipedia)
A to Z FROM ROMA
i.e. a list of people born in Roma. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag, logo or coat of arms of the city – if there is one!
A - Dario Argento* film director/ screenwriter/producer (1940)
B - Cesare Borgia* politician/illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI (1475)
C - Michael Collins* American astronaut (Apollo 11) (1930)
F - Enrico Fermi* nuclear physicist/N (1901)
H - Daniel Huston* American actor/half-brother of Anjelica Huston (1962)
L - Sergio Leone* film director (1929)
M - Ennio Morricone* composer/conductor (1928)
O - Hugh O’Connor* American actor (1962)
R - Isabella Rossellini* actress/daughter of Ingrid Bergman (1952)
T - Evangelista Torricelli* physicist/inventor of the barometer (1608) - John Isaac Thornycroft* English shipbuilder (1843)
V - Monica Vitti* actress (1931)
W - John William Waterhouse* English painter (1849)
Updated 15.11.2022