Ben walks out of the Metro station to be faced with Ancient Rome in the pretty concentrated form of the Colosseum. He is impressed I think... |
The Column of Phocas, actually a dreadful man who really didn't deserve such a prominent and long lasting memorial - such is fate... |
The House of the Vestals - the Statues of Notable Vestals are an odd lot, misshapen lumps of marble drapery... |
The view from the steps of the Senate - Arch of Septimius Severus on the right, Temple of Saturn to the left (I have removed a few fences)... |
The Forum from the steps of the Basilica Julia - if you look you can find coins melted onto the steps from the fire that burnt it down... |
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona - utterly fabulous baroque over-the-topness as only a pope could commission... |
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Piazza Campidoglio (or rather the copy - original in the museum). |
Bernini's Elephant and Obelisk fountain before the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva |
The inscription on the Arch of Titus |
The Loggia of the Palace of the Knights of Malta sits rather awkwardly on top of the Forum of Augustus... |
Mark and Ben in the Portico of the Pantheon |
The Great Oculus through the door of the Pantheon - it has provided the only light to the building since the 3rd Century. |
sunset over the Forum Romanum |
Ben at sunset over the Forum Romanum |
Mark at sunset over the Forum Romanum |