Rome – Chapter 2
Our tour of Ancient Rome was awe inspiring! We begin at the Roman Forum, the central area
of the city from which ancient Rome developed.
The mighty Arch of Constantine, erected by the Roman Senate to
commemorate Constantine’s tenth year of leadership over the Eternal City. It is situated between the Colosseum and Palatine Hill.
We moved on to the incredible Colosseum, the largest
amphitheater built during the Roman Empire that seated 50,000 people, where
gladiator contests and public events were attended by the rich, the poor and
by the Emperor himself. In
1749, Pope Benedict XIV endorsed the view that the Colosseum was a sacred site
where early Christians had been martyred. He forbade the use of the Colosseum
as a quarry and consecrated the building to the Passion of Christ and installed
Stations of the Cross, declaring it sanctified by the blood of the Christian
martyrs who perished there; thus saving the Colosseum for future generations to
come.
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| Directly above each entry is a number in roman numerals guiding the attendees to the proper area and seat. |
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| Seat numbers! |
Once through the Colosseum we were free to roam “Rome” on our
own! Of course with no guide, unless
there was a sign (in English) we were not sure exactly what we were looking at
but that just did not matter as it was all amazing! See for yourself! I will say that the first photos here are of what is left of the Circus Maximus, where chariot races were held.
Totally awesome!
More to come!
Jan 🌷🌷🐾🐾
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