Porta Pinciana, Rome. Around most of the places we visited were Every Roman town had its Forum or market place
remains of Roman walls. This gate in the wall around Rome, although where people met to trade and exchange gossip and
built so many centuries ago, is still able to be used today. Were those new ideas. Rome's Forum is a fascinating place.
ancient Roman builders able to see into the future? On the hill were the houses of the wealthy citizens.
The Colosseum. Our guide told us that, The Pantheon, not striclty a 'ruin'. Built nearly
contrary to popular legends, this was 2000 years ago, it is still used today. The day
simply a sporting stadium and never a we visited , it was still set up for a Christian
place of execution of Christians. worship service.
The county residence built by the Emperor Hadrian
was a huge complex where the
Emperor and his court took refuge from the heat
of the city of Rome. Much of the
complex is still buried.
