Curious Traveler

Curious Rome

Season 2, Episode 2 of 12

Why is there a giant hole in the top of the Pantheon? And how is it still standing after more than two millennia? Why does Piazza Navona look like a racetrack? And why did it used to be a swimming pool? Where did the bronze for St. Peter's Basilica come from, and why are those windows in the dome so heavenly?

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
6/14/2017
5 p.m.
6/18/2017
9 a.m.
12/11/2018
3:30 p.m.
12/12/2018
1:30 a.m.
8/2/2021
11 a.m.
8/3/2021
8:30 p.m.
8/4/2021
3:30 a.m.
8/4/2021
9 a.m.
1/4/2022
11 a.m.
1/4/2022
8 p.m.
1/5/2022
3 a.m.
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