The Roman Forum - Via Sacra
November 19, 2007
Directly outside the Coliseum, you can walk up The Sacred Way - Via Sacra.
The picture above is a high power zoom from the Coliseum.
The arch that you will walk under to enter the main ground
of the Roman Forum is the Arch of Titus.
The picture below is walking up the
long climb of Via Sacra and turning back to look at the Coliseum.
At the end of it, you will enter The Roman Forum. If I understand it correctly,
Ancient Rome developed around this area. It was the central area of government during
and after Caesar's time. This is also the location of Caesar's funeral, where Marc Antony
read Julius Caesar's last will before Caesar was cremated.
Go to page 8a - Other Pictures from the Coliseum area. Go to page 10 - The Roman Forum continued.
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