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XX Settembre is an urban zone of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials 1F.. It takes its name from the main road, Via Venti Settembre, established on 30 November 1871 [2] and dedicated to the day in 1870 when Italian troops, led by General Raffaele Cadorna, entered Rome through a breach in the Aurelian Walls near Porta Pia.
The Ludi Romani ("Roman Games"; see ludi) was a religious festival in ancient Rome held annually, starting in 366 BC, from September 12 to September 14. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September and extended to September 19. The festival first introduced drama to Rome based on Greek drama.
In ancient Roman religion, the Epulum Jovis (also Epulum Iovis) was a sumptuous ritual feast offered to Jove on the Ides of September (September 13) and a smaller feast on the Ides of November (November 13). [1] It was celebrated during the Ludi Romani ("Roman Games") and the Ludi Plebeii ("Plebeian Games"). [2]
And also the Gay Street near the Colosseum, which is a meeting point for the LGBT community of Rome. Rome Pride 2023. Rome is often considered one of the most gay-friendly cities in Europe, [13] the Rome Pride organized around the second week of June is one of the largest events in the city with over 1 million participants, the biggest in Italy ...
Active from 1857 to 1888, he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits. He was born in Frankfurt am Main (modern-day Germany), where he studied business. Sommer opened his first photography studio in Switzerland, where he made relief
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September followed what was originally Sextilis, the "sixth" month, renamed Augustus in honor of the first Roman emperor, and preceded October, the "eighth" month that like September retained its numerical name contrary to its position on the calendar. A day was added to September in the mid-40s BC as part of the Julian calendar reform.
The cult statue of Jupiter showed the god standing and wielding a thunderbolt, dressed in a tunica palmata (a tunic decorated with images of palm leaves), and the toga picta, dyed purple and bearing designs in gold thread. This costume became the standard dress for victorious generals celebrating a triumph.