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Via Appia (The Appian Way)
http://www.mmdtkw.org/VViaAppia.html
Gives a good, brief history of the road, including myths that made the road famous.
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/sivut/VAPPIA.HTM
A pictorial tour, with photos of the road, the houses, and the tombs along the way.
The saying that "all roads lead to Rome" is rooted in the history of the Via Appia, the oldest road in Italy. It runs from Alba Longa to the foot of the Palatine Hill, with historic sections still set in Roman cobblestone. |
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Trevi Fountain
http://www.romeguide.it/MONUM/STORICI/trevi/trevi.htm
Rome has over 200 fountains inside the city proper. Although it is illegal to take a dip, just being near enough to catch some of the spray and admire the architecture may help during a hot Roman afternoon. At Trevi Fountain, legend has it, that a coin thrown over the shoulder and into the fountain foretells a future trip to the Eternal City. This site has lots of different views, close-ups of the figures and a short history/analysis of the fountain. |
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/PNAVONA.HTM
Designed by the ever-present Bernini, the fountain represents the four great rivers of the time: Ganges, Nile, Plate, and Danube. The site is based on the Piazza Navona, where the popular square where the fountain was built. |
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Pantheon
http://www.monolithic.com/thedome/pantheon/
This is a simple interior cutaway drawing with labels.
http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pinfo?Object=168+0+none
Check out The Interior of The Pantheon, Rome by Giovanni Pablo Pannini at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
One of the oldest standing Roman temples, the Pantheon is a brilliant example of Roman engineering. The dome is constructed with decorative coffers that ascend towards an opening at the top, called an oculus. |
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Circus Maximus
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html
Painting and sculptures related to chariot racing and the Circus Maximus
http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/CIRCUSMA.HTM
Interesting article about the social aspect gathering of the Circus Maximus, relating it to our current love affair with the Super Bowl
Immortalized in the American film Ben Hur, the Circus Maximus was once the center of athletics in Rome. It was used for almost 900 years and could hold up to 300,000 spectators! |
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Colosseum
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/romancolosseum/romancolosseum.html
Probably the most recognized ruin in a city of ruins, the Colosseum is located a stone’s throw from the historic Roman Forum. You have to pay to enter, but there are plenty of places outside the walls to have a picnic and bask in the shadow of this 2000-year old amphitheater. |
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Victor Emmanuel monument
http://web.tiscali.it/no-redirect-tiscali/romaonlineguide/Pages/eng/rmoderna/sMH1y2.htm
This monument is one of the youngest and most ridiculed in all of Rome. Built on a hill, it is visible from almost any other spot in
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