This is day two of my holiday in Italy. Rome or the Eternal City as it has been called is know for its culture and old architecture including the most modern of homes. On this day I visited the Colosseo, the Roman Forum, San Marco di Angeli, and San Giovanni in Laterano.
The Colosseo
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| The line-up for ticket purchase | Colosseo, arctine walls | Walls of the Colosseo | Me & the Colosseo |
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| A marble cornerstone with ...TE... | A column header | Roman Forum from the Colosseo | Arco di Constantino form the Colosseo |
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| Colosseo center | Colosseo center | Me & the Colosseo |
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| An engraved cornerstone | Zues | Heracles | Apollo |
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| Aphrodite | Aphrodite |
The Roman Forum
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| Entrance to Roman Forum | Standing columns | Arco di Tito | Arco di Tito carvings |
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| Arco di Tito carvings | Basil di Massenzio | Old Forum walls | An Active church on the forum grounds |
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| Basil di Massenzio up-close | Me & the Roman Forum | Roamn building | Arco di Settimio |
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| Temple of Saturn | Temple of Venus | The ruins |
San Marco di Angeli
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| Vase on Column | Trojan Warrior |
San Giovanni in Laterano
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| Cathedral exterior | Cathedral crest | Entrace doors Just look at the size of the people. |