Heading towards the Colosseum we passed a hole being dug in Via in Publicolis and beyond the hole a beautiful classical church. We asked a man standing beside the excavation how we could get to the church. It turns out that he was an archaeologist and every hole that gets dug in a street in Rome is accompanied by one because there is so much archeology everywhere!!! Instead of the Colosseum he suggested we should visit the 4thC Basilica of Saint Crisogono. #rome#archoeology#ancientrome
Shakespeare, you coward; Hollywood, you timorous poltroon. Keep your Julius Caesar, your Coriolanus, your Titus Andronicus, your Spartacus and Gladiators. I want to hear stories about TARQUIN SUPERBUS. What a name!
Serious #Downfall vibes in the series finale of #Rome. I’m not an educated classicist and I know they had to change things for the show and its collapsing budget by this point, but I’m a bit skeptical that the real story was like this.
No wonder people see this show as a precursor to Game of Thrones - I may get round to watching that. I’ll have to rewatch season 1 later.
I also just bought Ten Caesars and will read it soon.
There are approximately 2,500 ‘nasoni‘ (big nose, very Roman) drinking fountains all over Rome providing safe drinking water in public places for citizens and visitors alike. Initiated in the 1870s, most fountains have a dish at the foot, designed for dogs to drink from. Another reason to love Rome and their priorities. #nasoni#rome#lovedogs
As the sun dips below the horizon, the three Corinthian columns in the Roman Forum bask in a warm, golden glow, their ancient marble surfaces reflecting the hues of the fading day, a poignant reminder of the enduring legacy of the past.