some very large building showing different ages of architecture in layers
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Temple of Saturn, one of the largest sets of columns still standing
Arch of Septimius Severus (at least thats what my guide book called it)
some kind of Basilica ... i know my guide said this was important or i wouldnt have taken a pic :)
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Julius Caesar's temple - this is apparently where he was cremated
some tour guide pointing out the temple ... you can also read the plaque
the marketplace ... i think
House of the Vestal Virgins and their template ... make of that what you will :)
no idea what this is ... but the headless statues are cool
some dwellings on a hill
another temple ... i think this is the Temple of Romulus
a zoomed out view of the temple
sneaky peek at tourists taking pictures as an excuse to get into the shade :)
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excavations still going on ... wow!
wait, hang on, maybe this is the Romulus Temple ... hmmm ...
and the guide kept pointing out the linterns still intact
some seriously large building still standing ... well part of it anyway
sculpture on the inside of an arch
and different stuff on the other side
even some travertine (i think) stuff done on the underside of the top part
the Arch of Titus ... yeah, thats what its called
as you approach the Colosseum, theres another arch with cool looking sculptures on top
a full-frontal of the Arch of Constantine
the Colosseum in all its glory
lots of centurions were hanging out outside trying to make a buck or two off tourists
inside the Colosseum you can see the floor which flooded for sea battles
and a bit of the original stands that remains
the thingies on the walls where the roof attached
sweeping view from as high up as i could get
view towards the Forum
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a cross ... hmmm ... wonder when that got here
the entrance/exit, showing you just how high the ceiling is
and the cheesy shot to say i was there :)
back to Vittorio Emanuele II and his constantly burning flame ... why does everyone have to have one of these?
a wide angle on the sculptures
steps leading up to the man himself
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a view over the city from the top ... if only i knew what i was looking at
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well, hey, this looks like a dome ... maybe its the Vatican?
the rear of the horse :)
once again really really high ceilings ... built to impress i am sure
but the ceilings were still decorated and painted
some slightly dodgy looking bronze decor on the side walls
and naked men around the ceiling!
pictures depicting different trades ... i think this is education
yet another column somewhere in the city
the inside of the Pantheon looking straight up
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inside the Pantheon
and just outside the same building
the column had interesting hieroglyphic markings
the base of yet another column, but in Piazza Navona i think
the rest of the column showing similar markings to the previous one
an unnamed church casts its shadow across the piazza
and a random shop selling my once favourite toy - geomags!
the river Tiber running through the city
