The Colosseum.
The Colosseum makes Noemi happy.
The word "arena" means sand, because the floor of the Colosseum was covered with sand to soak up the blood.
The Colosseum was used to give ancient Romans a sense of power, because they could have a say in whether the gladiator lived or died, and distract from the real power wielded by the emporers.
Boo! Off with their heads!
The Roman Forum, once a bustling downtown of temples and government buildings.
Barry lounging at the Forum.
It is quite amazing how advanced the ancient Romans were.
Fragments of colossal statues, evocatively lit.
Colossal hand at the Capitoline Museums.
Those toes have been around for a long time.
Oculus of the Pantheon.
Oculus at the Pantheon.
On Palatine Hill, where emperors lived.