An Italian Adventure: The Coliseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline & Palatine Hills and the Trevi Fountian

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We went to the Flavian Amphitheater, The Roman Forum, the Palatine and Capitoline Hills and inside the Palatine and Capitoline Museums. We walked around Rome to the Piazza Navona and to the Pantheon, then later to the Trevi Fountain. Rome, Italy Nov. 10 2013 All video and pictures are mine. Disclaimer: I do not own the music used. Pictures In Order of Appearance: Picture 1: The Flavian Amphitheater, looking from the direction of the 7 Hills around the Roman Forum. Picture 2: A columned hall in the Flavian Amphitheater. Picture 3: Inside the Flavian Amphitheater, looking at the seating levels, floor level and the (now partially exposed) underground levels. Picture 4: The Arch of Constantine, commemorating Constantine I's victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge (the 28th of October, AD 312) and the defeat of his adversary, Maxentius. Dedicated in AD 315. It was undergoing partial restoration at the time. Picture 5: The Arch of Titus, an honorific arch built by Domitian (c. AD 82) to commemorate his older brother Titus' victory over the Jews in the 1st Jewish Revolt and the siege/sack of Jerusalem (AD 70). At which time the Second Temple was burned. Picture 6: The Arch of Titus, depicting the sack of the Jewish Temple, where Roman soldiers are taking the wealth and precious objects from the Temple. Seen distinctly is the Temple's Menorah, the ancient 7-branched Jewish symbol of Judaism and the Temple/Tabernacle. Picture 7: The Arch of Titus, depicting Titus in his chariot, drawn by 4 horses in a parade of victory. Picture 8: The remains of the Hippodrome at Flavian's Palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Picture 9: A recovered fresco panel from Flavian's Palace, depicting minute scenes and intricate tiny patterns and designs, held in the Palatine Museum. Picture 10: A bust of a young Nero recovered from Flavian's Palace on the Palatine Hill. The information plate reads: Nerone giovane togato, Imp. Nero Claudius Caesar Aug. Germanicus (54-68 AD) Picture 11: A bust of a young Marcus Aurelius recovered from Flavian's Palace, the information plate reads: Marco Aurelio, Imp. Caesar M. Aurelius Antoninus Aug. (161-180 AD) Picture 12: Originally built as Temples in the Roman Forum, the buildings were converted later to church buildings. The small round building with the green door is the 'So-Called Temple of Romulus' identified as built by Emperor Maxentenius, AD 307, to honor his son deceased child son. The tall building next to it, with the arched stairs, is the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Dedicated to Faustina in AD 141 by the Senate and then alsoto her husband Antoninus Pius upon his death (138-161 AD). Picture 13: At the front are the remains of the circular Temple of Vesta, goddess of the Hearth. Behind it, rising up to the right, is the remains of the House of the Vestal Virgins, the virginal priestesses dedicated to the service of Vesta, who attended the sacred fire (symbolizing the life and soul of the Roman Empire and its fortunes, a flame that was never allowed to go out) and were considerably powerful women in the political world. Picture 14: The Temple of Caesar, built by Augustus and dedicated in 29 BC, is badly damaged from the structure that was once a high podium with six columns at the front, the remaining damaged altar still receives gifts of coins and flowers. Picture 15: The Roman Forum, looking at the tall square Curia building, the Arch of Septimius Severus and the Capitoline Museum above. The Curia was the council house of the Senate. The Arch of Septimius Severus, AD 203, commemorated the 2 Parthian Victories of Emperor Septimius Severus with his son Caracalla and Geta in 194/5 and 197-199 AD. The Capitoline Museum stands above the Roman Forum, in three different buildings. Picture 16: Trajan's Column, across the street from the Roman Forum and next to an ancient temple in what was the Forum of Trajan, honored Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars by the Senate. Standing at 98 ft tall, it depicts a minutely detailed frieze of the war spiraling up the column. Erected in AD 113, the topper was originally a statue of Trajan (older coins indicate it was designed to have a bird top, most likely an eagle) but the statue vanished in the Middle Ages and was later given a new top of a bronze statue of St. Peter by the Pope Sixtus V on 4 December, 1587. Picture 17: The outside of the Pantheon in Rome, it was built by Marcus Agrippa during Augustus' time (27 BC-14 AD) as a temple to all the ancient Roman gods (the Roman Pantheon), but was later destroyed and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian, c. 126 AD. The additional Vestibule entrance to the Rotunda hall. Since the 7th century the Pantheon has served as the Catholic Church"Santa Maria Rotonda" dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs. The inscription on the Vestibule entrance means: Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, made this building when consul for the third time.