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The marble elephant was sculpted in Italy between 1665 and 1667. It carries an Egyptian obelisk, made of pink granite, that is over two thousand years older. What brought the elephant and obelisk together?

The boat-shaped island is perched in the middle of the River Tiber, close to the heart of Rome. It takes only a minute to walk from east to west but this island boasts two hospitals, two churches, three bridges and countless stories.

It is the autumn of 1943. Imagine picking your way in the dark, down uneven stone steps to the cove. This is the first part of your journey from Ischia, through German-held territory, to occupied Rome.