Ancient Rome
Back To Rome
The
temples, baths, columns and arches of Ancient Rome are remarkably well
preserved. Don't miss the Roman Forum as pictured to the left, the heart of
ancient Rome which is crowded with the jumbled ruins of temples, basilicas and
other buildings spanning 1100 years including the Temple of Vesta
and the Senate House, a wonderful evocative
place to wander in, where the business of the Empire was conducted.
Walk through the forum and up to the
Arch of Titus and onto probably the most recognisable building in Rome , the
Colosseum, probably the most magnificent of Rome's ancient monuments was started
by the Emporer Vespasian in AD72 and was completed seven years later by his son,
Titus. The Colosseum was inaugyrated with a gala in which no fewer than 5,000
animals were slaughtered in an afternoon, followed by over 100 days of
continuous games and other entertainment!
There
are many more sites to visit, The Pantheon, the grandest monumen
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of Roman antiquity, built by Hadrian in AD128, its immense cupola was the
largest free standing dome in the world until as late as 1960, Trajan's Column and circus, the
Circus Maximus and more!! There is so much to see!
