The Roman Forum, Rome
The Roman Forum even in its ruins is an impressive site. It takes you back in time to some 2000 to 2500 years & in spite of the shambled rubble, it gives you an inkling how the center of Rome would have pulsated with life then. It was the main piazza where people would meet to do business, sell and buy things and visit with friends. Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. The massive pillars of the Temple of Saturn, the column of Phocas, the famous Julius Caesar's palace & the temples of Castor & Pollux are the major remaining structures in the Roman Forum.
The fact that this glorious Roman Forum remained buried & forgotten & was only fully excavated & brought to the current state at the beginning of the 20th century, tells us how time is the supreme game changer. A glorious past lies in bits & pieces here & makes you wonder how the world would be in another 2000 years from now.
The Roman Forum, Rome
The Roman Forum even in its ruins is an impressive site. It takes you back in time to some 2000 to 2500 years & in spite of the shambled rubble, it gives you an inkling how the center of Rome would have pulsated with life then. It was the main piazza where people would meet to do business, sell and buy things and visit with friends. Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. The massive pillars of the Temple of Saturn, the column of Phocas, the famous Julius Caesar's palace & the temples of Castor & Pollux are the major remaining structures in the Roman Forum.
The fact that this glorious Roman Forum remained buried & forgotten & was only fully excavated & brought to the current state at the beginning of the 20th century, tells us how time is the supreme game changer. A glorious past lies in bits & pieces here & makes you wonder how the world would be in another 2000 years from now.