Victor Сонькин is a philologist, specialist on западноевропейским and Slavic literatures, journalist, translator-synchronism and teacher one of leaders of seminar of Борисенко - Сонькина (МГУ), the participants of that prepared the anthologies of detective short story "Not only Холмс" and only not butler". This book arose up on the joint of two main fascinations of author - antiquity and trips. She can be read as a guide-book, and it is possible - as a recital of one of main places on earth. An author aimed to follow in footsteps of the enlightened dilettantes in love in the Eternal city, - Goethe, Byron, Golden-eye, Dickens, Mark Твена, Paul Муратова, Peter Вайля. The capital of absolute power dads, pearl of Renaissance and baroque, the city of Michelangelo and Бернини will examine with x-rays almost through every page, but basic maintenance of book "Here was Rome" is a recital of ancient times, about a city Ромула, Caesar and Nero.