The Sibyl's Prediction

It has been almost a year now since my vacation in Italy.

In honor of this, I would like to present and explain my representation of a figure from Roman mythology with the ability to foretell the future.

In this depiction of mine, she is saying that "Rome will be full of travelers from lands far away...beyond our known world".

The Sibyl of Cumae has effectively predicted my Italian vacation!

(and tourism in general)

When she refers to "lands beyond the known world", she is talking about tourists from countries the Ancient Romans would have definitely known nothing about.

You know what they say:

All roads lead to Rome

In mythology, she is said to have appealed to the last of the Seven Kings of Rome, who happened to be of Etruscan background.

The Etruscans hailed from Tuscany (where Florence is, where I also went) as well as Umbria (which I also visited), and Lazio (the region where Rome is located).

This is yet another tie-in to my Italian summer vacation!