Happy Birthday, Rome!
Today, 21 April 2021, marks 2,774th year ab urbe condita (from the date of the founding of the City of Rome) in 753 BCE!
The Ministero della Cultura posted this time-lapse video of sunlight streaming from the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome as it perfectly falls on the doorway at noon each April 21: https://www.facebook.com/ministerodellacultura/videos/496824461686430/
Historical reenactors from Gruppo Storico Romano posted a video of socially-distanced offerings made this morning at the archaeological area of Marcello’s Theater to celebrate the anniversary: https://www.facebook.com/GruppoStoricoRomano/videos/753837698626029/
