The inner edge the river traces through the city reveals a surprising interweaving of beings and things within the urban fabric; the Tiber, a natural poetic place tied to Rome's origins, is the legendary character of this fable flowing along its banks. Gathered here and there, images show people, others speak of them without showing them, the photographs wishing to appear in this book as topographic traits of the place, as old and recent buildings, ruins and future building sites line the banks, a mythical Arcadia populated with the objects of daily life in which contemporary activity takes shape.