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Ths Coliseum (Colosseo in Italian) is Rome's icon, since ancient times. Very few know that it was built with the war booty of the destruction and sack of Jerusalem by emperor Titus in 70 AD. Jewish slaves also worked in its construction.
The awesome icon of ancient Rome's might and of the engineering cleverness of the Romans, but also of the worst side of its culture, it is now a scenic and romantic sight. From left to right in the photo you can see the Coliseum, the Arch of Constantine, and the Temple of Venus, on a Sunday sunset. Click here for a natural panoramic view of the Coliseum!
The view of the Roman Forum is most fascinating. The panoramic photo below gives you an overview from Capitol Hill. The palace immediately to the left is Rome's Municipality since the earliest times. Today it is the seat of the Municipality and the Mayor's office. From left to right you can see the Torre Spaccata (or "broken tower"), the church built on top of St. Peter's jail (Mamertino), the arch of Septimius Severus, the Curia or Roman Senate (behind it), the Sacred Way (where tourists are walking), the Temple of Saturn (with its high columns, it was the seat of the Roman State Treasury). At its right you can see the remains of the Basilica Julia. The hill to the right is the Palatine, and in the background you can see the silhouette of the Coliseum.
The Coliseum (Amphitheater Flavius) construction ended in 80 AD. An achievement of the Romans' engineering capacity, it also represented the obscure part of a great civilisation. The Arch of Constantine was erected to celebrate the emperor's victory over Maxentius in 312 AD. Constantine legalized Christianity with the edict of Milan of 313 AD.
This arch is famous especially for its celebration of Titus' quashing of the Jewish revolt of 70 AD, which brought to the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, still mourned by the Jews until now.
As you will visit the Roman Senate you will inevitably be brought to recall the countless historical events in which Senators decided the fate of Rome. Bear in mind though that Julius Caesar was not slain here (as most people believe), but in a subsidiary branch of the Senate, within Pompey's Theatre (click here for its presentation and photos).
In the Forum you will find instead the site were Julius Caesar was cremated, after the famous speech of Mark Anthony. Until this day on March 15, the day of the ides of March, Romans and visitors pay their respects to the former emperor, laying flowers on the site.
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