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THE COLOSSEUM (70's AD) |
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The Colosseum, or Flavian Anphitheatre, is the most well |
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known monument of Rome and probably one of the most |
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important monument of the world. |
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The Colosseum |
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CASTEL SANT'ANGELO (2nd century) |
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The Castel Sant'Angelo is towering cylindrical building in Rome |
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commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum |
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for himself and his family. It was a
fortress and castle, and is |
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now a museum (Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo). |
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Castel Sant'Angelo |
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THE PANTHEON (125 AD) |
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The Pantheon was built as a temple in 27 BC (1st century) in |
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Ancient Rome, but it has been a Christian Church since the |
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7th century. In front of the Pantheon stands the Obelisk |
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Macuteo, one of fourteen ancient Egyptian Obelisks in Rome. |
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The Pantheon |
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CONSTANTINE ARCH (315 AD - 4th century) |
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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated |
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between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. |
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It was erected to commemorate Constantine's victory over |
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Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge (312 AD). |
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Constantine Arch |
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THE MOUTH OF TRUTH (Middle Ages) |
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The Mouth of Truth
is a famous sculpted image in Rome. |
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It was a part of an Ancient Roman fountain
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"manhole" cover, portraying a river "god". |
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The Mouth of Truth |
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PYRAMID OF CAIUS CESTIUS (12 BC - 1st century) |
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The Pyramid of Caius Cestius was
an Egyptian-style pyramid in |
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Rome. It was the tomb of Caius Cestius,
a member of one of the |
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four great religious corporations at Rome (Septemviri Epulonum). |
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Pyramid of Caius Cestius |
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DOMUS AUREA (1st century) |
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The Domus Aurea was a large palace built by the Roman |
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emperor Nero after the fire that devastated Rome in 64. |
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The style of wall paintings in Domus Aurea inspired Raphael's |
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Vatican Stanze and 18th-century Neoclassicism alike. |
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Domus Aurea |
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN OBELISKS |
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At least eight obelisks created in antiquity by the Ancient |
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Egyptians were taken from Egypt after the Roman conquest |
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and brought to Rome. |
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Obelisk (Piazza della Minerva) |
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