{"id":2093,"date":"2013-11-28T23:28:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T23:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:35:47","slug":"rome-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2013\/11\/rome-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome I"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first of a few sets of pictures from a holiday in Rome in early September.<\/p>\n

Colosseum and Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(L) Exterior view of the Colosseum<\/a>, the largest amphitheatre in the world. (R) Colosseum on the right, Arch of Constantine<\/a> on the left.<\/p>\n

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(L) View of the interior of the Colosseum. (R) View down into the basement area.<\/p>\n

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The names of some 5th C senators are inscribed in marble blocks – presumably reserved seating.<\/p>\n

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View from the Palatine Hill, with the unmistakeable Victor Emmanuel monument<\/a> lurking on the right.<\/p>\n

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The underground passageway, “cryptoporticus” under the Palatine Hill, and running towards the Forum, thought to have been built by Nero.<\/p>\n

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The Arch of Titus<\/a>, built in AD 82 to commemorate the victories of Emperor Titus,\u00a0including the siege of Jerusalem in AD 70<\/a>. The panel (R) shows the plundering of goods, including the Temple menorah, from Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

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Walking up the Via Sacra towards the Capitoline Hill: (L) The enormous basilica of Maxentius and Constantine<\/a>\u00a0(AD 308).\u00a0(R) The temple of Antoninus and Faustina <\/a>(AD 141).<\/p>\n

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Views of the Via Sacra from opposite end of the Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stunning floor tiles in the Palatine Museum.<\/p>\n

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(L) Part of the Capitoline Museums<\/a>, with the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius <\/a>in the foreground. (R) The wide steps, or strictly cordonata<\/a>, down from the piazza. The entire plan was devised by Michelangelo<\/a> in 1536.<\/p>\n

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Unknown church!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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