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#179 -Enri Pjetri : Rome Revealed - Gladiators, Emperors & Michelangelo's Secrets ⚔️🏛️🎨
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- Built Not Born
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- Nov 18, 2025
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Built Not Born Podcast (Episode 179)- Enri Pjetri: Rome Revealed - Gladiators, Emperors & Michelangelo's Secrets ⚔️🏛️🎨 Roman art historian and tour guide Enri Pjetri takes us through 3,000 years of history walking the streets of the Eternal City of Rome. From the Sistine Chapel to the Colosseum, from Michelangelo to Marcus Aurelius, Enri reveals why Rome is like a lasagna - layers upon layers of Western civilization all in one city - and shares an epic 3-day itinerary for experiencing the Eternal City. What You'll Learn: • Why Rome is like a lasagna (layers of 3,000 years of history) • The perfect 3-day Rome itinerary (ancient sites, Vatican, and Baroque Rome) • What makes the Sistine Chapel and Colosseum must-see destinations • Why the Trevi Fountain tradition is actually THREE coins, not one • Hidden Rome: Trastevere and authentic neighborhoods tourists miss • Emperor Antoninus Pius: The 24-year reign of total peace Key Quote: "Rome is the only city in the world where all the story of the past is still here in layers. You can touch it with your hands and feel the smell. From the foundation by Romulus to modern Italy - it's all here, waiting for you to discover." - Enri Pjetri Timestamps: 🏛️ 00:00 - From Albania to Rome: Following the dream of ancient history 🏛️ 08:30 - Why Rome is like a lasagna (layers of civilization) 🏛️ 15:20 - The Palatine Hill: Walking where emperors walked 🏛️ 22:45 - Victor Emmanuel Monument: Beautiful but controversial 🏛️ 28:15 - Mussolini's road that cut the Roman Forum in half 🏛️ 35:40 - What makes the Colosseum one of the Seven Wonders 🏛️ 42:20 - Vatican City: Where Christianity became a world religion 🏛️ 48:50 - The Trevi Fountain myth: It's THREE coins, not one 🏛️ 55:30 - Emperor Antoninus Pius: 24 years of peace (161 AD) 🏛️ 62:15 - M…