The quote that titles this page states that "As long as there is the Colosseum, there will be Rome. If the Colosseum falls, Rome will also fall. But when Rome falls, the world will fall."
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| Feeding the Cats at the "Cat Sactuary"! |
On February 9th, after getting over a stuffy nose and a little bit of a cold, my roommate Rachel and I ventured to see the inside of the Colosseum. The weather looked bleak at first but having not done much during the week due to homework and the cold I was ready to go out and walk around Rome. Our first, MUST-SEE stop was Largo Argentina, a.k.a where Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus, a.k.a. the cat sanctuary. Maybe a bit ironic that cats now prowl the grounds of where the once great leader of the Roman Empire Julius Caesar was stabbed, but it is conveniently located and is a 5 minute walk from my apartment home by the Pantheon! Especially because it is on the way to the Colosseum and my roommate and I happen to love cats we fed them some ham.
Making our way over to the Colosseum we pass by Piazza Venezia, which I actually got to climb up and touch. Its definitely a different experience from America because they allow you to touch pretty much all of the monuments.
The picture to the left is of the Eternal Flame of Rome next to the tomb of the Unkown Soldier.
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It was a wee bit bright, but this is on the main level inside the Colosseum
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Getting a ticket to inside the Colosseum was 12 euro and it also would get you access into the Roman Forum and another place of historical significance around Rome. The most amazing part was being inside somewhere so historic, thousands of gladiators and animals of all sort had died here or been killed here. This was THE place, it was like the Palace in Detroit or Spartan Stadium at MSU or Joe Lewis Arena.
What you can't see that is missing from these pictures is the floor, which would be covering the tunnels in the middle of the place. Also what is missing is the stands where the people would sit, the basic skeleton of the Colosseum still stands. The Colosseum was also originally covered all in white marble, which was looted after the fall of the Roman Empire. Before we got to go see anymore, a torrential down pour ensued so we got rained out and went back to our apartment for the rest of the day. The stairs were interesting inside as well because they were so steep to climb and it felt like you would fall down them as you were descending. The other interesting thing was to think that this was built 2000+ years ago by men with hand tools... It blows my mind every day I spend here in Rome.
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| Awesome giant cross in the Colosseum |
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| The tunnels that would be under the original floor |
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| My roommate made me take this picture |
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| A Bust from the museum inside |
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| An ancient Roman carving of some sort |
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| Looking at the square from inside |
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| The view from the outside |
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| Arch of Constantine |
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