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Brazzi, Rossano b. September 18, 1916 d. December 24, 1994
Noted Italian stage and screen actor. He began his career in Italy. His first film in Hollywood was "Little Women" (1949). He is best remembered for classic films such as: "The Barefoot Contessa" (1954), "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954), "Summertime" (1955) and "South Pacific" (1958). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero Flaminio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Caesar, Augustus
Roman Emperor. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, the son of Gaius Octavius, governor of Macedonia and his wife Atia, a niece of Julius Caesar. In 46 BC, he was asked to join Caesar in Hispania, but was shipwrecked en route. He came ashore with a few of other survivors and trekked across hostile territory to Caesar's camp. Apparently impressed by the boy, Caesar altered his will adopting Octavius as his son and leaving him the bulk of his fortune. When Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, his heir...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.9061089, 12.4763899 (hddd.dddd)
Caesar, Gaius
Roman Statesman, Soldier. In 17 BC he was adopted by the Emperor Augustus, who named him as his successor. In 6 BC, when he was only 14, he was appointed Consul Designatus, and given the right to sit in the senate house. He was also made a Prince of Youth, one of the symbolic heads of the Equestrian Order. Temples and statues were erected in his honor, including the Maison Carrée in Nimes. In 1 BC he commanded the army that was sent to Syria to strengthen Roman power in Armenia. In 1 AD he was...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Caesar, Julius
Roman Statesman, General, and Author. A kinsman of Roman Proconsul Gaius Marius, Julius Caesar first rose to fame as a praetorian general, and his campaigns in Spain earned him a term as Consul of the Roman Republic. As his political stature increased (largely because of his personal spending on public events), Caesar became an integral part of Rome's "First Triumvarate" with Crassius and Pompey. This coalition would control most of Roman politics from 60-51 BCE. Caesar would go on to greater...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Forum Romanum, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Remains of the Caesar
GPS coordinates: 41.8921089, 12.4859800 (hddd.dddd)
Cagiano de Azevedo, Ottavio b. November 7, 1845 d. July 11, 1927
Roman Catholic Cardinal. A native of Frosinone, near Veroli, he studied at the Seminary of Grottaferrata. He was ordained priest, on September 1868. From 1868 to 1874, he did pastoral work in Rome. In 1874, he became Canon of the patriarchal Liberian basilica, in Rome and fourteen years later, in 1886, he took the same function for the patriarchal Vatican basilica. He was made Master of the Papal Chamber, in 1892 and Papal Majordomo, on May 29, 1901. Pope Pius X created him cardinal, on...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Tomb of the Order of Servants of Mary
Caius, Pope
Was Pope from Dec.17 283 till his death in 296. He was the son of Gaius, or, according to St. Susanna of Concordius,a relative of the emperor Diocletian, and became pope on Dec.17,283. His tomb, with the original epitaph, was discovered in the catacombs of Calixtus and in it the ring with which he used to seal his letters. (Bio by: Daddy)
Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Calixtus III, Pope b. December 31, 1378 d. August 6, 1458
Pope from 1455 to 1458. Uncle of Pope Alexander VI. Succeeded by Pope Pius II. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Iglesia de Santiago y Montserrat, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Capilla de San Diego de Alcalá
Caracalla
Roman Emperor. He was born in 188 AD and was the eldest son of the Emperor Septimius Severus. He was named as Severus's heir and made joint Emperor with his father and younger brother, Geta. The two brothers were intense rivals, and their father took them to Britain in the hope that their increased responsibilities there would force them to cooperate. He was made commander of the army while Geta held civilian authority. After Severus's death in 211 AD the brothers became joint Emperors, but...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Mausoleum of Hadrian, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Carissimi, Giacomo b. April 18, 1605 d. January 12, 1674
Composer. An ordained priest, he was Maestro of Rome's St. Apollinaris Church (then part of the German College) from 1630 until his death. Carissimi was the first great writer of oratorios, choral settings of religious themes in semi-operatic style. The most notable of them is "Jeptha" (1650). Recognizing that certain churches did not have the resources to put on oratorios, he also invented the church cantata, a vocal work in a similar vein but more modest in scale and requiring far fewer...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of St. Apollinaris, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Carosone, Renato b. January 3, 1920 d. May 20, 2001
Italian Singer. He was a great innovator of Italian singing, revolutionizing traditional Neapolitan song. He was best known for his 1956 hit about postwar Italy "You Want To Play American". He was born in Naples and began his career at 17 after studying piano at the conservatory.
Cimitero Flaminio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Carotenuto, Mario b. June 29, 1915 d. April 14, 1995
Italian Actor. Among his films are "Pane, Amore e..." (1955), "Il Segreto Delle Rose" (1958), "Pan, Amor y... Andalucía" (1959), "Il Mattatore" (1960), "Satyricon" (1968), "Boccaccio" (1972) and "Romanzo di un Giovane Povero" (1995), his last film. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Caserini, Mario b. February 26, 1874 d. November 17, 1920
Motion Picture Director. Best known for being one of the pioneers and founders of Italian cinema, he became a legend in the film industry in the early twentieth century. In 1899, Caserini was director of an pantomime company composed of children, but soon left this work to become an actor, and later director of a dramatic company. After this short theatrical period, he began working for the cinema at the Cines in Rome making his debut as a film director with the film "II romanzo di un Pierrot" (...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Catherine of Siena [body (without head and one finger)] b. March 25, 1347 d. April 29, 1380
Roman Catholic Saint. Patron saint of Italy, along with St. Francis of Assisi
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Cegani, Elisa b. June 10, 1911 d. February 23, 1996
Italian Actress. One of the most interesting faces of Italian movies of her time. She's best remembered for "The Duchess of Parma," "Naples of Former Days," "The Iron Crown," "Knock Out" and "Times Gone By." (Bio by: Mauro Enrico)
Laurentino Cemetery, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Celestine III, Pope b. 1106 d. January 8, 1198
Catholic Pope. Born Giacinto Bobone Orsini of noble Roman ancestry. He had been cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Italy, for 47 years when, on March 30, 1191, at the age of 85, he was elected as the first member of the Roman Orsini family to become pope. He acted vigorously to protect the sanctity of the marriage bond when Philip II of France tried to repudiate his Danish wife, Ingeborg. He fostered the Teutonic Knights and the Bridgebuilding Brothers. He canonized several saints...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
Cenci, Beatrice b. February 6, 1577 d. September 11, 1599
Noblewoman. Known as "The Beautiful Parricide," her tragic life came to symbolize the decadence and cruelty of 16th-Century Rome. She was the daughter of Francesco Cenci, a Roman nobleman notorious for his viciousness and vice-ridden ways. He was charged with numerous offenses but used bribery and his rank to avoid serious punishment. His family bore the brunt of his abuse. In 1595 he imprisoned Beatrice and her stepmother Lucrezia in a lonely castle outside Rome, while he amused himself...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di S.Pietro in Montorio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Plot: Beneath the altar
Ciannelli, Eduardo b. August 30, 1889 d. October 8, 1969
Italian Actor. He is remembered for his films of adventures and horror. Among his films: "Reunion in Vienna" (1933), "Gunga Din" (1939), "Strange Cargo" (1940), "Mummy's Hand" (1940), "Mysterious Doctor Satan" (1940), "I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island" (1941), "The Mask of Dimitrios" (1944), "The Lost Moment" (1947), "Vulcano" (1950), "Sul Ponte Dei Sospiri" (1952), "Helen of Troy" (1956), "The Brotherhood" (1969), "The Secret de Santa Vittoria" (1969) and "Galileo" (1974). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero Flaminio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Claudius
Roman Emperor. He was born into a high ranking family in 10 BC, but was kept from public life because of his speech impediment and physical disabilities, which may have been due to cerebral palsy. He spent his early life in obscurity, spending his time drinking and gambling, and also writing books on Etruscan and Carthaginian History, which have not survived. He was declared Emperor by the Praetorian Guard in 41AD, following the assassination of Caligula. His first action as Emperor was to...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Clement I, Pope
Roman Catholic Pope. Venerated as Saint, he was the fourth occupant of the Holy See. His pontificate lasted from 92 until 99 AD. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Basilica di San Clemente, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Clement VII, Pope b. 1478 d. September 25, 1534
Roman Catholic Pope. Giulio de' Medici was born into the famous Medici family of Florence, Italy. His uncle was the famous Lorenzo the Magnificent. Shortly after his cousin, Giovanni de' Medici, was elected Pope Leo X in 1513, he was made a cardinal. When Leo X died in 1521, Cardinal de' Medici helped get Adrian IV elected pope. After Adrian's death two years later, de' Medici was chosen pope, taking the name Clement VII, on November 18, 1523, amid much celebration in Rome. As pope, Clement had...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy

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