Today we went to the Roman Forum. To the untrained eye, it looked like a bunch of ruble from a demolition site. However, as our Art History professor explained, we saw not only the birthplace of Rome, but also the 'belly button' of Rome (meaning, the location that determines the distance between Rome and any other city). We saw some remnants of Niro's house (busts of his family members as well as a family tree, a painting, and floor tiles).
We saw temples next to basilicas next to churches- a transition that went through hundreds of years in history.
Temple of Saturn
Church of Santa Maria
Arch of Constantine
The class ended at the Colosseum
Inside
The cages which held the animals. Lifts would raise them to the floor of the arena, which was filled with sand (this helped absorb the blood spilled-- EWW!)
Reconstructed portion of seating and the arena floor
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