Blood on the Cobblestones: Rome's Theater of Death
Rome's cobblestones are stained with centuries of public executions, where popes and emperors turned murder into macabre theater for cheering crowds in the city's most notorious squares. Walk through the execution sites where heretics burned, nobles were beheaded, and common criminals met gruesome ends as public entertainment, revealing how Rome's beautiful piazzas hide some of history's darkest and most brutal spectacles.
Created by Bruno Santoro
Bruno is second-generation Italian-American. He originally moved to Rome to become a culinary consultant and food educator. He never moved back. “The United States diversified my palate,” he says, “but Rome taught me what taste means.” Today, Bruno hosts walking food tours through Rome’s lesser-known neighborhoods, curates menus for boutique restaurants, and writes for both Italian and American food journals. He specializes in the regional diversity of Italian cuisine—with a soft spot for Calabrian peppers and Jewish-Roman artichokes.