Tivoli (Tibur)

Tivoli, ancient Tibur, is a hill town in Lazio about 30 km northeast of Rome. Absorbed by Rome in 338 BCE, it became a favoured resort with many villas, and the ruins of the Emperor Hadrian's villa nearby are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pope Simplicius (468-483) was born there; the town came under papal control from 1001, and Pope Pius II built its fortress, the Rocca Pia, in 1461. The Villa d'Este, begun in 1550 for Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, is also a World Heritage Site, and the Nobel physicist Emilio Segrè was born in Tivoli in 1905.

Teachers who lived here

Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII (1742–1823)
Bishop of Tivoli 1782–1785
Emilio Segrè
Emilio Segrè (1905–1989)
Pope John IX
Pope John IX (?–900)
Pope St. Simplicius
Pope St. Simplicius (?–483)

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Pope Pius VII

Emilio Segrè

Pope John IX

Pope St. Simplicius