8 June 1630: John Punch of #Cork#Franciscan & Scotist philosopher becomes the governor of the Ludovisian #Irish College for secular clergy at #Rome#otd (JMcC)
6 June 1658: James Perrot #Quaker missionary arrives in #Rome to convert the #Pope#otd Claimed to be the son of Perrot once Lord Deputy (NT) of #Ireland.
They certainly shared a similar lack of judgment as the latter had called Elizabeth a ‘base bastard pissing wench’
« These #women, known as gladiatrices, occasionally graced the amphitheaters, taking up arms in contests that both mirrored and defied the traditional roles of women in Roman society »
What the Trevi Fountain in #Rome looks like in your imagination vs. what it looks like when you arrive the day after Barcelona wins the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.
26 May 604: d. St. Augustine of #Canterbury, head of a Roman mission to #England#otd (BM)
His mission became an important point in controversy between #Catholics and #Protestants after Henry VIII's break with #Rome
(Folger from T. Stapleton's translation of #Bede who d. #otd)
For #ancientsitesunday this stunning aerial view of the Parco degli Acquedotti, south east of #Rome. The park is named for its seven aqueducts which supplied the city with water.