Saturday, June 9, 2012

6/09: Torri di Roma Dei Cappoci


Our last cache for the day. I was carrying s new suitcase ...

How is this for some history....? 



The Capocci tower is located in rione Monti in Rome. Between the XIth and the early XVth century the authority of the popes was so weak that Rome was partitioned among some important families who built defence towers to protect the area of the city they controlled. These two towers are named after the Capocci, who owned them in the XVth century. They were probably built with material taken from nearby Terme di Traiano. 



Cam

Via iPhone (please excuse any bizarre autocorrections)

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