Photo: Arch of Severus AD 203
Photo: Arch of Titus 82 A.D.
Photo: Arch of Constantine dedicated in 315 and reused (Spolia) parts of earlier buildings.
Photo: Coliseum 80 AD
If you follow my writing on this blog about my travels - you know that I am a fan of Context Tours and their docents. They simply are the best.
Today's 3 hour tour of the Coliseum and Roman Forum (Roma Antica) with archaeologist Alessandro Celari was truly fantastic. The girls weren't the only ones lost in the rhythm and sing-song of his italian voice as he took us back in history. It was easy to be captivated.
Alessandro took us from the days of Nero's Golden Palace and the lake that once stood at the location of the Coliseum (one of the 7 wonders of the World) - to the spot of Rome's Senate where Julius Caesar stood in the Curia Julia at the Roman Forum. The Forum is also home to the location where in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was cremated after his assassination. Even today - people still leave fresh flowers on this site.
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